South Africa
Time now in Johannesburg
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Sunrise 05:39Sunset 06:10Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
9,418,183
Sunrise
05:39
Sunset
06:10
Day length
12h 32m
Coordinates
-26.20, 28.04
Time difference from Johannesburg
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Johannesburg right now.
Johannesburg on the map
About the time in Johannesburg
Sunrise today lands at 05:39 and sunset at 06:10 local time, giving 12h 32m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-26.20, 28.04) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Johannesburg.
Around 9,418,183 people live in Johannesburg, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Johannesburg 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Johannesburg
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Johannesburg, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Johannesburg right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Johannesburg, updating every second from Africa/Johannesburg (UTC +2).
- Does Johannesburg change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Johannesburg keeps UTC +2 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Johannesburg in?
- Johannesburg uses Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC +2.
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