Current Time in Grahamstown, South Africa 🇿🇦
Lat/Long: 33.3° S, 26.53° 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
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Grahamstown
Sunrise
in Grahamstown
↑
7:16 AM
Sunset
in Grahamstown
↓
5:13 PM
Day Length
9h 56m
Dawn
in Grahamstown
6:48 AM
Dusk
in Grahamstown
5:41 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Grahamstown
Current Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
17.9%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 10:57
Next Moonset
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Today, 21:04
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FAQ — Time in Grahamstown
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 18:58:22 in Grahamstown, 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.
Grahamstown 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, Grahamstown does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Johannesburg (SAST) — UTC+02:00 year-round.
Grahamstown 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 Grahamstown'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.