Current Local Time in Bloemfontein, South Africa

5:15:01 pm SAST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	South Africa
Lat/Long:	29°07'S / 26°13'E
Elevation:	1397 m
Currency:	Rand (ZAR)
Languages:	Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, …
Country Code:	+27

°F

Weather

82 °F

Scattered clouds.
88 / 59 °F

Thu 22.		88 / 59 °F
Fri 23.		92 / 57 °F

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Time Zone

SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

7 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:35 am
↑ 113° Southeast

Sunset

7:16 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

13 hours, 41 minutes
-1m 9s shorter

Moon 8.1%

Rise – 7:52 am
Set – 9:04 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:26 pm
Altitude: 80.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:05 am – 4:38 am
8:14 pm – 8:47 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:38 am – 5:09 am
7:42 pm – 8:14 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:09 am – 5:35 am
7:16 pm – 7:42 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
9:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
6:47 am

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Airports

Bloemfontein Airport, BFN
About 6 mi ENE of Bloemfontein
OR Tambo International Airport, JNB
About 240 mi NNE of Bloemfontein

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026