Right now, local time in eSikhaleni is 04:13 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
eSikhaleni ranks #12537 worldwide by population and #133 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 23m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 13h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:37
- Daylight range
- 10h 18m (winter) – 13h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for eSikhaleni — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 28.8710° S, 31.8996° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 49,265 · #12537 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from eSikhaleni through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.87° N, 148.10° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hana, United States, 1,203 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in eSikhaleni today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:32
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:37
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:35
- Qibla direction
- 9.5° from north (N (10°))
Full prayer timetable for eSikhaleni — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
eSikhaleni sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 16m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
eSikhaleni's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,518 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 17,136 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.87° S, 31.90° 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 | 18:13 | −10h |
| Chicago | 20:13 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 23:13 | −5h |
| London | 02:13 | −2h |
| Paris | 03:13 | −1h |
| Moscow | 05:13 | +1h |
| Dubai | 06:13 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:43 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:13 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 10:13 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 11:13 | +7h |
| Sydney | 13:13 | +9h |
Best time to call eSikhaleni
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in eSikhaleni local time:
Cities sharing eSikhaleni's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg04:13
- Cape Town04:13
- Durban04:13
- Pretoria04:13
- Soweto04:13
- Gqeberha04:13
- Soshanguve04:13
- Pietermaritzburg04:13
- Evaton04:13
- Benoni04:13
- Bloemfontein04:13
- Thembisa04:13
Distances from eSikhaleni
| Dubai | 6,518 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 6,906 km | NE (45°) |
| São Paulo | 7,712 km | WSW (254°) |
| Singapore | 8,330 km | E (80°) |
| Paris | 9,128 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 9,426 km | N (3°) |
| London | 9,471 km | NNW (341°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,482 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 10,562 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 13,336 km | ENE (63°) |
| Chicago | 14,463 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 17,136 km | WNW (289°) |
Cities near eSikhaleni
- Felixton5 km · 04:13
- Empangeni12 km · 04:13
- Richards Bay17 km · 04:13
- Mtunzini17 km · 04:13
- Emaqeleni20 km · 04:13
- KwaMbonambi36 km · 04:13
- KwaGingindlovu35 km · 04:13
- Eshowe42 km · 04:13
FAQ
What time is it in eSikhaleni right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in eSikhaleni (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is eSikhaleni in?
eSikhaleni runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does eSikhaleni observe daylight saving time?
eSikhaleni does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in eSikhaleni today?
eSikhaleni sees sunrise at 04:59 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 13h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over eSikhaleni tonight?
The moon phase over eSikhaleni tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of eSikhaleni?
The antipode of eSikhaleni — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.87° N, 148.10° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hana, United States, roughly 1,203 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is eSikhaleni?
eSikhaleni lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in eSikhaleni?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In eSikhaleni, clocks run about 23 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.