Time in Soweto, South Africa
Time in Soweto
11:29:47 AM
Thursday, 5 November 2026 (UTC+2 SAST)
+10 hour(s) from South El Monte
Time zone
SAST (South African Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours
No DST
No Daylight Saving Time
in 2026
Difference
+10 hour(s)
from South El Monte
| City | Soweto |
| Country | South Africa |
| Latitude | -26.2678 |
| Longitude | 27.8585 |
| Population | 1,695,047 (2012) |
| Language | Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Northern Sotho, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele |
| Currency | ZAR (Rand) |
DST changes 2026
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Not Observed in Year 2026
Clocks do not change in Soweto, South Africa.
Time zone
Current time zone: SAST (South African Standard Time), UTC+2
The IANA (2025.2) time zone identifier: Africa/Johannesburg
2026 Time Zones - Soweto
SAST UTC+2 |
- Jan
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Time difference between Soweto and other locations
| Los Angeles | -10 | |
| New York City | -7 | |
| London | -2 | |
| Paris | -1 | |
| Istanbul | +1 | |
| Moscow | +1 | |
| Dubai | +2 | |
| Beijing | +6 | |
| Singapore | +6 | |
| Tokyo | +7 |
Sun
Sunrise
5:16:10 AM
Sunset
6:28:07 PM
Day length: 13 hours, 11 minutes +1 m 19 sec
Solar Noon: 11:52:09 AM
The current local time in Soweto is 7 m 51 sec behind of apparent solar time.
Moon
Moonrise 2:33 AM | Moon Phase Waning crescent | |
Moonset 2:39 PM | Ilumination 15% |