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Africa/Johannesburg

Africa/Johannesburg is the IANA time zone for South Africa.

UTC+02:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+2 SAST

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+02:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+2 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
South Africa Standard Time
Abbreviation
SAST
Long name
South Africa Standard Time

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Johannesburg' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Africa/Johannesburg')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Africa/Johannesburg';

Cities in Africa/Johannesburg

Also in this zone: Soshanguve, Pietermaritzburg, Evaton, Benoni, Bloemfontein, Thembisa, East London, Vereeniging, Boksburg, Welkom, Newcastle, Krugersdorp.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2026: UTC+2

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