Current Time in Port Elizabeth, South Africa 🇿🇦
Lat/Long: 33.96° S, 25.61° 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 Port Elizabeth
Sunrise
in Port Elizabeth
↑
7:23 AM
Sunset
in Port Elizabeth
↓
5:17 PM
Day Length
9h 53m
Dawn
in Port Elizabeth
6:55 AM
Dusk
in Port Elizabeth
5:45 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Port Elizabeth
Current Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
94.3%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 15:03
Next Moonset
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Tomorrow, 06:12
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FAQ — Time in Port Elizabeth
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 14:19:33 in Port Elizabeth, 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.
Port Elizabeth 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, Port Elizabeth does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Johannesburg (SAST) — UTC+02:00 year-round.
Port Elizabeth 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 Port Elizabeth'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.