Right now, local time in Colenso is 15:56 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Colenso ranks #53467 worldwide by population and #468 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 15m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Day length
- 13h 14m
- Solar noon
- 11:45
- Daylight range
- 10h 18m (winter) – 13h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Colenso — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 28.7393° S, 29.8258° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 7,653 · #53467 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Colenso through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.74° N, 150.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hana, United States, 1,064 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Colenso today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:42
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Dhuhr
- 11:45
- Asr
- 15:19
- Maghrib
- 18:22
- Isha
- 19:42
- Qibla direction
- 12.0° from north (NNE (12°))
Full prayer timetable for Colenso — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Colenso sits in the Africa/Johannesburg 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 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Colenso's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,593 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,940 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.74° S, 29.83° 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 | 05:56 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:56 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:56 | −5h |
| London | 13:56 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:56 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:56 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:56 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:26 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:56 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:56 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:56 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:56 | +9h |
Best time to call Colenso
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Colenso local time:
Cities sharing Colenso's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg15:56
- Cape Town15:56
- Durban15:56
- Pretoria15:56
- Soweto15:56
- Gqeberha15:56
- Soshanguve15:56
- Pietermaritzburg15:56
- Evaton15:56
- Benoni15:56
- Bloemfontein15:56
- Thembisa15:56
Distances from Colenso
| Dubai | 6,593 km | NNE (27°) |
| Mumbai | 7,039 km | NE (46°) |
| São Paulo | 7,522 km | WSW (255°) |
| Singapore | 8,527 km | E (81°) |
| Paris | 9,050 km | NNW (342°) |
| London | 9,392 km | NNW (342°) |
| Moscow | 9,425 km | N (4°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,663 km | ENE (68°) |
| Sydney | 10,717 km | SE (135°) |
| Tokyo | 13,510 km | ENE (64°) |
| Chicago | 14,284 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,940 km | WNW (289°) |
Cities near Colenso
FAQ
What time is it in Colenso right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Colenso (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Colenso in?
Colenso runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Colenso observe daylight saving time?
Colenso does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Colenso today?
Colenso sees sunrise at 05:08 and sunset at 18:22 today, giving 13h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Colenso tonight?
The moon phase over Colenso tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Colenso?
The antipode of Colenso — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.74° N, 150.17° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hana, United States, roughly 1,064 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Colenso?
Colenso lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Colenso?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Colenso, clocks run about 15 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.