Right now, local time in Fort Beaufort is 18:31 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Fort Beaufort ranks #10693 worldwide by population and #111 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Day length
- 13h 26m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 9h 59m (winter) – 14h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Fort Beaufort — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 32.7748° S, 26.6338° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 58,419 · #10693 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Fort Beaufort through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.77° N, 153.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, 1,313 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Fort Beaufort today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:44
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 15:38
- Maghrib
- 18:41
- Isha
- 20:05
- Qibla direction
- 14.9° from north (NNE (15°))
Full prayer timetable for Fort Beaufort — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Fort Beaufort sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 26m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Fort Beaufort's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 7,117 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,768 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.77° S, 26.63° 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 | 08:31 | −10h |
| Chicago | 10:31 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 13:31 | −5h |
| London | 16:31 | −2h |
| Paris | 17:31 | −1h |
| Moscow | 19:31 | +1h |
| Dubai | 20:31 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:01 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:31 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 00:31 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 01:31 | +7h |
| Sydney | 03:31 | +9h |
Best time to call Fort Beaufort
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Fort Beaufort local time:
Cities sharing Fort Beaufort's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg18:31
- Cape Town18:31
- Durban18:31
- Pretoria18:31
- Soweto18:31
- Gqeberha18:31
- Soshanguve18:31
- Pietermaritzburg18:31
- Evaton18:31
- Benoni18:31
- Bloemfontein18:31
- Thembisa18:31
Distances from Fort Beaufort
| São Paulo | 7,117 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 7,132 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 7,569 km | NE (47°) |
| Singapore | 8,895 km | E (82°) |
| Paris | 9,392 km | NNW (344°) |
| London | 9,730 km | NNW (344°) |
| Moscow | 9,900 km | N (6°) |
| Sydney | 10,610 km | SE (137°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,110 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 13,975 km | ENE (67°) |
| Chicago | 14,257 km | WNW (300°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,768 km | WNW (282°) |
Cities near Fort Beaufort
FAQ
What time is it in Fort Beaufort right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Fort Beaufort (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Fort Beaufort in?
Fort Beaufort runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Fort Beaufort observe daylight saving time?
Fort Beaufort does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Fort Beaufort today?
Fort Beaufort sees sunrise at 05:15 and sunset at 18:41 today, giving 13h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Fort Beaufort tonight?
The moon phase over Fort Beaufort tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Fort Beaufort?
The antipode of Fort Beaufort — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.77° N, 153.37° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, roughly 1,313 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Fort Beaufort?
Fort Beaufort lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Fort Beaufort?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Fort Beaufort, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.