Current Local Time in Bloemfontein, South Africa

7:53:40 pm SAST

Saturday, March 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

Holiday Note: Mar 21, Human Rights Day. Businesses may be closed. See more

°F

Weather

64 °F

Passing clouds.
77 / 59 °F

Mon 23.		77 / 59 °F
Tue 24.		71 / 60 °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

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:19 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:25 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 6 minutes
-1m 45s shorter

Moon 9.6%

Rise – 8:41 am
Set – 7:47 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:22 pm
Altitude: 60.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:00 am – 5:27 am
7:16 pm – 7:44 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:27 am – 5:55 am
6:48 pm – 7:16 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:55 am – 6:19 am
6:25 pm – 6:48 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
3:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
9:17 pm

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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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7:5340pm

Saturday, March 21, 2026