Current Local Time in Polokwane, South Africa

5:48:42 pm SAST

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	South Africa
Lat/Long:	23°54'S / 29°28'E
Elevation:	1287 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

79 °F

Scattered clouds.
79 / 65 °F

Sun 22.		79 / 65 °F
Mon 23.		84 / 62 °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

6:06 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:12 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 6 minutes
-1m 24s shorter

Moon 9.0%

Rise – 8:20 am
Set – 7:42 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:09 pm
Altitude: 65.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:50 am – 5:17 am
7:01 pm – 7:27 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:17 am – 5:43 am
6:34 pm – 7:01 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:43 am – 6:06 am
6:12 pm – 6:34 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

Polokwane International Airport
About 3 mi N of Polokwane
OR Tambo International Airport, JNB
About 172 mi SSW of Polokwane

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Saturday, March 21, 2026