Right now, local time in Belfast is 16:52 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Belfast ranks #27407 worldwide by population and #244 in South Africa.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 13h 02m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 10h 32m (winter) – 13h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Belfast — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 25.6899° S, 30.0350° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mpumalanga
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 20,036 · #27407 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Belfast through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.69° N, 149.96° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laupāhoehoe, United States, 833 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Belfast today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:51
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Dhuhr
- 11:45
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 18:15
- Isha
- 19:31
- Qibla direction
- 12.3° from north (NNE (12°))
Full prayer timetable for Belfast — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Belfast sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 02m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Belfast's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,282 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,833 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.69° S, 30.04° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 07:52 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:52 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:52 | −5h |
| London | 14:52 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:52 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:52 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:52 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:22 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:52 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:52 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:52 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:52 | +9h |
Best time to call Belfast
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Belfast local time:
Cities sharing Belfast's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg16:52
- Cape Town16:52
- Durban16:52
- Pretoria16:52
- Soweto16:52
- Gqeberha16:52
- Soshanguve16:52
- Pietermaritzburg16:52
- Evaton16:52
- Benoni16:52
- Bloemfontein16:52
- Thembisa16:52
Distances from Belfast
| Dubai | 6,282 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 6,792 km | NE (47°) |
| São Paulo | 7,636 km | WSW (253°) |
| Singapore | 8,455 km | E (82°) |
| Paris | 8,734 km | NNW (342°) |
| London | 9,077 km | NNW (342°) |
| Moscow | 9,085 km | N (4°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,514 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 10,939 km | SE (134°) |
| Tokyo | 13,337 km | ENE (62°) |
| Chicago | 14,115 km | NW (304°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,833 km | WNW (295°) |
Cities near Belfast
- Machadodorp22 km · 16:52
- Dullstroom31 km · 16:52
- Emgwenya30 km · 16:52
- Rietkuil35 km · 16:52
- Laersdrift40 km · 16:52
- Carolina43 km · 16:52
- Roossenekal56 km · 16:52
- Bosoord59 km · 16:52
FAQ
What time is it in Belfast right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Belfast (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Belfast in?
Belfast runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Belfast observe daylight saving time?
Belfast does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Belfast today?
Belfast sees sunrise at 05:13 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 13h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Belfast tonight?
The moon phase over Belfast tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Belfast?
The antipode of Belfast — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.69° N, 149.96° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laupāhoehoe, United States, roughly 833 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Belfast?
Belfast lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Belfast?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Belfast, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.