Current Local Time in Mthatha, South Africa

2:34:42 pm SAST

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Country:	South Africa
Lat/Long:	31°36'S / 28°46'E
Elevation:	751 m
Currency:	Rand (ZAR)
Languages:	Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, …
Country Code:	+27

°F

Weather

75 °F

Partly sunny.
71 / 60 °F

Mon 23.		71 / 60 °F
Tue 24.		75 / 61 °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

6:09 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:13 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 4 minutes
-1m 56s shorter

Moon 15.6%

Rise – 9:45 am
Set – 8:13 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:11 pm
Altitude: 57.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:48 am – 5:16 am
7:06 pm – 7:34 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:16 am – 5:45 am
6:37 pm – 7:06 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:45 am – 6:09 am
6:13 pm – 6:37 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 113 mi SSW of Mthatha
King Shaka International Airport, DUR
About 196 mi NE of Mthatha
OR Tambo International Airport, JNB
About 378 mi N of Mthatha

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Mthatha

South Africa

2:34 42 pm

Sunday, March 22, 2026