Right now, local time in Butha-Buthe is 15:47 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Butha-Buthe ranks #14895 worldwide by population and #6 in Lesotho.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Maseru GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Day length
- 13h 14m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 10h 18m (winter) – 13h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Butha-Buthe — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 28.7666° S, 28.2494° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Butha-Buthe
- Country
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho
- Population
- 40,599 · #14895 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Butha-Buthe through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.77° N, 151.75° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huelo, United States, 984 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Butha-Buthe today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:48
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 18:28
- Isha
- 19:48
- Qibla direction
- 13.8° from north (NNE (14°))
Full prayer timetable for Butha-Buthe — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Butha-Buthe sits in the Africa/Maseru time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 14m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 48 cities we cover in Lesotho.
Butha-Buthe's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,667 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,796 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.77° S, 28.25° 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 | 05:47 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:47 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:47 | −5h |
| London | 13:47 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:47 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:47 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:47 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:17 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:47 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:47 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:47 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:47 | +9h |
Best time to call Butha-Buthe
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Butha-Buthe local time:
Cities sharing Butha-Buthe's time zone
Other cities in Lesotho
- Maseru15:47
- Maputsoe15:47
- Mohale's Hoek15:47
- Mafeteng15:47
- Hlotse15:47
- Mabote15:47
- Quthing15:47
- Teyateyaneng15:47
- Qacha’s Nek15:47
- Thaba-Tseka15:47
- Mokhotlong15:47
- Roma15:47
Distances from Butha-Buthe
| Dubai | 6,667 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 7,154 km | NE (47°) |
| São Paulo | 7,373 km | WSW (255°) |
| Singapore | 8,679 km | E (82°) |
| Paris | 9,007 km | NNW (343°) |
| London | 9,348 km | NNW (343°) |
| Moscow | 9,441 km | N (5°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,807 km | ENE (68°) |
| Sydney | 10,824 km | SE (135°) |
| Tokyo | 13,649 km | ENE (64°) |
| Chicago | 14,156 km | WNW (303°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,796 km | WNW (289°) |
Cities near Butha-Buthe
FAQ
What time is it in Butha-Buthe right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Butha-Buthe (Lesotho), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Butha-Buthe in?
Butha-Buthe runs on the Africa/Maseru IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Butha-Buthe observe daylight saving time?
Butha-Buthe does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Butha-Buthe today?
Butha-Buthe sees sunrise at 05:14 and sunset at 18:28 today, giving 13h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Butha-Buthe tonight?
The moon phase over Butha-Buthe tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Butha-Buthe?
The antipode of Butha-Buthe — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.77° N, 151.75° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huelo, United States, roughly 984 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Butha-Buthe?
Butha-Buthe lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Butha-Buthe?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Butha-Buthe, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.