Current Local Time in Johannesburg, South Africa

12:05:09 pm SAST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	South Africa
Lat/Long:	26°12'S / 28°03'E
Elevation:	1754 m
Currency:	Rand (ZAR)
Languages:	Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, …
Country Code:	+27

°F

Weather

60 °F

Partly sunny.
71 / 53 °F

Thu 22.		71 / 53 °F
Fri 23.		77 / 56 °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

5:33 am
↑ 113° Southeast

Sunset

7:03 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

13 hours, 30 minutes
-1m 1s shorter

Moon 6.9%

Rise – 7:48 am
Set – 8:54 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:19 pm
Altitude: 83.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:06 am – 4:38 am
7:59 pm – 8:30 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:38 am – 5:08 am
7:29 pm – 7:59 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:08 am – 5:33 am
7:03 pm – 7:29 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

OR Tambo International Airport, JNB
About 13 mi ENE of Johannesburg
Lanseria International Airport, HLA
About 20 mi NNW of Johannesburg

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026