Current Time in East London, South Africa 🇿🇦
Lat/Long: 33.02° S, 27.91° E
Province: Eastern Cape
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa
IANA Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
Timezone: SAST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in South Africa: SAST
Time now in other cities in South Africa:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for East London
Sunrise
in East London
↑
7:12 AM
Sunset
in East London
↓
5:11 PM
Day Length
9h 59m
Dawn
in East London
6:44 AM
Dusk
in East London
5:39 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for East London
Current Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
99.6%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 17:32
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 08:21
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FAQ — Time in East London
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 14:29:06 in East London, South Africa. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
East London uses Africa/Johannesburg (SAST) — UTC+02:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Johannesburg, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, East London does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Johannesburg (SAST) — UTC+02:00 year-round.
East London is currently +02:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against East London's local time, use our time calculator.
South Africa has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.