South Africa
Time now in Centurion
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 05:50Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
236,580
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
05:50
Day length
11h 20m
Coordinates
-25.86, 28.19
Time difference from Centurion
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Centurion right now.
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About the time in Centurion
The zone identifier Africa/Johannesburg is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Johannesburg keeps pointing at Johannesburg time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Centurion runs on Africa/Johannesburg, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in Centurion stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +2 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in South Africa.
Frequently asked questions about time in Centurion
- When do the sun rise and set in Centurion today?
- Sunrise is at 06:30 and sunset at 05:50, giving 11h 20m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Centurion in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Centurion runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- Does Centurion change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Centurion keeps UTC +2 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Centurion right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Centurion, updating every second from Africa/Johannesburg (UTC +2).
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