Right now, local time in Bloemfontein is 20:51 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bloemfontein ranks #1055 worldwide by population and #11 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 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Day length
- 13h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 10h 17m (winter) – 14h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bloemfontein — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 29.1211° S, 26.2140° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Free State
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 556,637 · #1055 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bloemfontein through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.12° N, 153.79° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, 927 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bloemfontein today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:56
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 18:37
- Isha
- 19:57
- Qibla direction
- 16.1° from north (NNE (16°))
Full prayer timetable for Bloemfontein — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bloemfontein sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Bloemfontein's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,798 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,621 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.12° S, 26.21° 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 | 10:51 | −10h |
| Chicago | 12:51 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 15:51 | −5h |
| London | 18:51 | −2h |
| Paris | 19:51 | −1h |
| Moscow | 21:51 | +1h |
| Dubai | 22:51 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 00:21 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:51 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 02:51 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 03:51 | +7h |
| Sydney | 05:51 | +9h |
Best time to call Bloemfontein
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bloemfontein local time:
Cities sharing Bloemfontein's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg20:51
- Cape Town20:51
- Durban20:51
- Pretoria20:51
- Soweto20:51
- Gqeberha20:51
- Soshanguve20:51
- Pietermaritzburg20:51
- Evaton20:51
- Benoni20:51
- Thembisa20:51
- East London20:51
Distances from Bloemfontein
| Dubai | 6,798 km | NNE (30°) |
| São Paulo | 7,171 km | WSW (256°) |
| Mumbai | 7,327 km | NE (49°) |
| Singapore | 8,880 km | E (83°) |
| Paris | 8,990 km | NNW (344°) |
| London | 9,329 km | NNW (344°) |
| Moscow | 9,500 km | N (6°) |
| Sydney | 10,933 km | SE (137°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,005 km | ENE (69°) |
| Tokyo | 13,845 km | ENE (65°) |
| Chicago | 14,011 km | WNW (303°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,621 km | WNW (288°) |
Cities near Bloemfontein
- Ikgomotseng44 km · 20:51
- Winnie Mandela52 km · 20:51
- Botshabelo52 km · 20:51
- Reddersburg59 km · 20:51
- Thaba Nchu61 km · 20:51
- Dealesville66 km · 20:51
- Verkeerdevlei64 km · 20:51
- Dewetsdorp67 km · 20:51
FAQ
What time is it in Bloemfontein right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bloemfontein (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bloemfontein in?
Bloemfontein runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Bloemfontein observe daylight saving time?
Bloemfontein does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bloemfontein today?
Bloemfontein sees sunrise at 05:22 and sunset at 18:37 today, giving 13h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bloemfontein tonight?
The moon phase over Bloemfontein tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bloemfontein?
The antipode of Bloemfontein — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.12° N, 153.79° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, roughly 927 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bloemfontein?
Bloemfontein lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bloemfontein?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bloemfontein, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.