Right now, local time in Douglas is 16:39 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Douglas ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #949 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Day length
- 13h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 10h 17m (winter) – 14h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Douglas — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 29.0553° S, 23.7743° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Douglas through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.06° N, 156.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, 825 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Douglas today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:05
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:46
- Isha
- 20:07
- Qibla direction
- 18.9° from north (NNE (19°))
Full prayer timetable for Douglas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Douglas 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.
Douglas's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,914 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,394 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.06° S, 23.77° 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 | 06:39 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:39 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:39 | −5h |
| London | 14:39 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:39 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:39 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:39 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:09 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:39 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:39 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:39 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:39 | +9h |
Best time to call Douglas
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Douglas local time:
Cities sharing Douglas's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg16:39
- Cape Town16:39
- Durban16:39
- Pretoria16:39
- Soweto16:39
- Gqeberha16:39
- Soshanguve16:39
- Pietermaritzburg16:39
- Evaton16:39
- Benoni16:39
- Bloemfontein16:39
- Thembisa16:39
Distances from Douglas
| Dubai | 6,914 km | NNE (32°) |
| São Paulo | 6,942 km | WSW (257°) |
| Mumbai | 7,504 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 8,922 km | NNW (346°) |
| Singapore | 9,115 km | E (84°) |
| London | 9,259 km | NNW (345°) |
| Moscow | 9,522 km | N (8°) |
| Sydney | 11,099 km | SE (138°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,226 km | ENE (70°) |
| Chicago | 13,808 km | WNW (303°) |
| Tokyo | 14,057 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,394 km | WNW (289°) |
Cities near Douglas
- Hopetown70 km · 16:39
- Ritchie81 km · 16:39
- Daniëlskuil99 km · 16:39
- Barkly West93 km · 16:39
- Orania105 km · 16:39
- Jacobsdal97 km · 16:39
- Postmasburg106 km · 16:39
- Kimberley103 km · 16:39
FAQ
What time is it in Douglas right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Douglas (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Douglas in?
Douglas runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Douglas observe daylight saving time?
Douglas does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Douglas today?
Douglas sees sunrise at 05:32 and sunset at 18:47 today, giving 13h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Douglas tonight?
The moon phase over Douglas tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Douglas?
The antipode of Douglas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.06° N, 156.23° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, roughly 825 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Douglas?
Douglas lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Douglas?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Douglas, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.