Current Local Time in East London, South Africa

3:43:43 pm SAST

Wednesday, January 21, 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

77 °F

Sunny.
84 / 63 °F

Thu 22.		84 / 63 °F
Fri 23.		77 / 64 °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

5:20 am
↑ 115° Southeast

Sunset

7:18 pm
↑ 246° West

Day length

13 hours, 57 minutes
-1m 21s shorter

Moon 7.7%

Rise – 7:40 am
Set – 9:01 pm

High Tide

High – 5:21 am
High – 5:27 pm

Low Tide

Low – 11:23 am
Low – 11:35 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:19 pm
Altitude: 76.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:44 am – 4:19 am
8:18 pm – 8:54 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:19 am – 4:53 am
7:45 pm – 8:18 pm

Civil
Twilight

4:53 am – 5:20 am
7:18 pm – 7:45 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

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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Wednesday, January 21, 2026