Right now, local time in Cathcart is 18:48 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cathcart ranks #48972 worldwide by population and #432 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Day length
- 13h 24m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 10h 02m (winter) – 14h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cathcart — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 32.2985° S, 27.1436° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 8,818 · #48972 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cathcart through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.30° N, 152.86° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, 1,283 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cathcart today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:43
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:38
- Isha
- 20:02
- Qibla direction
- 14.4° from north (NNE (14°))
Full prayer timetable for Cathcart — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cathcart sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 24m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Cathcart's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 7,062 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,803 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.30° S, 27.14° 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 | 08:48 | −10h |
| Chicago | 10:48 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 13:48 | −5h |
| London | 16:48 | −2h |
| Paris | 17:48 | −1h |
| Moscow | 19:48 | +1h |
| Dubai | 20:48 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:18 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:48 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 00:48 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 01:48 | +7h |
| Sydney | 03:48 | +9h |
Best time to call Cathcart
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cathcart local time:
Cities sharing Cathcart's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg18:48
- Cape Town18:48
- Durban18:48
- Pretoria18:48
- Soweto18:48
- Gqeberha18:48
- Soshanguve18:48
- Pietermaritzburg18:48
- Evaton18:48
- Benoni18:48
- Bloemfontein18:48
- Thembisa18:48
Distances from Cathcart
| Dubai | 7,062 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 7,176 km | WSW (257°) |
| Mumbai | 7,498 km | NE (47°) |
| Singapore | 8,841 km | E (82°) |
| Paris | 9,354 km | NNW (344°) |
| London | 9,693 km | NNW (343°) |
| Moscow | 9,842 km | N (6°) |
| Sydney | 10,616 km | SE (136°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,047 km | ENE (69°) |
| Tokyo | 13,910 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 14,272 km | WNW (300°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,803 km | WNW (283°) |
Cities near Cathcart
- Ilinge37 km · 18:48
- Whittlesea33 km · 18:48
- Hogsback38 km · 18:48
- Keiskammahoek43 km · 18:48
- Stutterheim40 km · 18:48
- Ngabangu44 km · 18:48
- Mkukwini45 km · 18:48
- Seymour46 km · 18:48
FAQ
What time is it in Cathcart right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cathcart (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cathcart in?
Cathcart runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Cathcart observe daylight saving time?
Cathcart does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cathcart today?
Cathcart sees sunrise at 05:14 and sunset at 18:38 today, giving 13h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cathcart tonight?
The moon phase over Cathcart tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cathcart?
The antipode of Cathcart — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.30° N, 152.86° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, roughly 1,283 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cathcart?
Cathcart lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cathcart?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cathcart, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.