Current Local Time in South Africa, South Africa

9:20:20 am SAST

Friday, December 5, 2025

Country:	South Africa
Type:	Populated Place
Lat/Long:	31°19'S / 18°21'E
Currency:	Rand (ZAR)
Languages:	Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, …

°F

Weather

80 °F

Passing clouds.
77 / 54 °F

Sat 6.		77 / 54 °F
Sun 7.		84 / 56 °F

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Time Zone

SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Difference

7 hours ahead of
Columbus

About SAST — South Africa Standard Time

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Sunrise

5:34 am
↑ 117° Southeast

Sunset

7:39 pm
↑ 243° Southwest

Day length

14 hours, 5 minutes
+45s longer

Moon 99.6%

Set – 5:30 am
Rise – 8:44 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:37 pm
Altitude: 81.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:57 am – 4:33 am
8:41 pm – 9:17 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:33 am – 5:07 am
8:07 pm – 8:41 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:07 am – 5:34 am
7:39 pm – 8:07 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 5, 2025
1:14 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
10:51 pm

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Airports

Springbok Airport, SBU
About 114 mi NNW of South Africa
Oranjemund Airport, OMD (Namibia)
About 220 mi NNW of South Africa

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Friday, December 5, 2025