South Africa
Time now in Free State
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 05:55Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
2,961,864
Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
05:55
Day length
11h 13m
Coordinates
-29.00, 26.00
Time difference from Free State
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Free State right now.
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About the time in Free State
Free State 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.
Around 2,961,864 people live in Free State, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:43 and sunset at 05:55 local time, giving 11h 13m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-29.00, 26.00) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Free State.
Frequently asked questions about time in Free State
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Free State?
- Free State is UTC +2 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Free State change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Free State keeps UTC +2 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Free State right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Free State, updating every second from Africa/Johannesburg (UTC +2).
- Which time zone is Free State in?
- Free State uses Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC +2.
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