Current Time in Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦
Lat/Long: 26.2° S, 28.04° E
Province: Gauteng
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 Johannesburg
Sunrise
in Johannesburg
↑
6:56 AM
Sunset
in Johannesburg
↓
5:26 PM
Day Length
10h 30m
Dawn
in Johannesburg
6:30 AM
Dusk
in Johannesburg
5:52 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Johannesburg
Current Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
99.6%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 16:56
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 07:19
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FAQ — Time in Johannesburg
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 13:50:20 in Johannesburg, 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.
Johannesburg 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, Johannesburg does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Johannesburg (SAST) — UTC+02:00 year-round.
Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg'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.