Current Time in Mthatha, South Africa 🇿🇦
Lat/Long: 31.59° S, 28.78° 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 Mthatha
Sunrise
in Mthatha
↑
6:56 AM
Sunset
in Mthatha
↓
5:08 PM
Day Length
10h 11m
Dawn
in Mthatha
6:29 AM
Dusk
in Mthatha
5:35 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Mthatha
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
95.2%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 18:42
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 09:33
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FAQ — Time in Mthatha
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 17:55:54 in Mthatha, 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.
Mthatha 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, Mthatha does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Johannesburg (SAST) — UTC+02:00 year-round.
Mthatha 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 Mthatha'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.