Current Local Time in East London, South Africa

5:43:44 am SAST

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Country:	South Africa
Lat/Long:	33°01'S / 27°54'E
Elevation:	29 m
Currency:	Rand (ZAR)
Languages:	Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, …
Country Code:	+27

°F

Weather

64 °F

Passing clouds.
74 / 69 °F

Mon 23.		74 / 69 °F
Tue 24.		80 / 70 °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

6:12 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:17 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 4 minutes
-2m 3s shorter

Moon 12.6%

Rise – 9:52 am
Set – 8:13 pm

High Tide

High – 5:38 am
High – 5:55 pm

Low Tide

Low – 11:50 am
Low – 11:52 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:15 pm
Altitude: 56.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:50 am – 5:19 am
7:10 pm – 7:39 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:19 am – 5:48 am
6:41 pm – 7:10 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:48 am – 6:12 am
6:17 pm – 6:41 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

East London Airport, ELS
About 4 mi WSW of East London
Port Elizabeth Airport, PLZ
About 148 mi WSW of East London

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Sunday, March 22, 2026