Current time in Johannesburg, South Africa
South Africa Standard Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time · Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Abbreviation
- SAST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+2 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Gauteng, South Africa · 26.20° S, 28.04° E
- Population
- 9,418,183
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Johannesburg at about 12:08 standard time: the clock runs about 8 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:51 and 12:22 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:11 | 18:18 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:54 | 17:24 | 10h 30m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:56 | 18:04 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:12 | 18:59 | 13h 47m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:49–18:06 (12 h 17 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.