Right now, local time in Gansbaai is 20:17 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gansbaai ranks #32621 worldwide by population and #290 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 27m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Day length
- 13h 32m
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Daylight range
- 9h 50m (winter) – 14h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gansbaai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.5830° S, 19.3505° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 15,957 · #32621 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gansbaai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.58° N, 160.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, 1,380 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gansbaai today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:07
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 16:09
- Maghrib
- 19:13
- Isha
- 20:40
- Qibla direction
- 22.3° from north (NNE (22°))
Full prayer timetable for Gansbaai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gansbaai sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 32m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Gansbaai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,419 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,149 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.58° S, 19.35° 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 | 10:17 | −10h |
| Chicago | 12:17 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 15:17 | −5h |
| London | 18:17 | −2h |
| Paris | 19:17 | −1h |
| Moscow | 21:17 | +1h |
| Dubai | 22:17 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 23:47 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:17 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 02:17 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 03:17 | +7h |
| Sydney | 05:17 | +9h |
Best time to call Gansbaai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gansbaai local time:
Cities sharing Gansbaai's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg20:17
- Cape Town20:17
- Durban20:17
- Pretoria20:17
- Soweto20:17
- Gqeberha20:17
- Soshanguve20:17
- Pietermaritzburg20:17
- Evaton20:17
- Benoni20:17
- Bloemfontein20:17
- Thembisa20:17
Distances from Gansbaai
| São Paulo | 6,419 km | W (262°) |
| Dubai | 7,658 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 8,213 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 9,430 km | N (349°) |
| Singapore | 9,587 km | E (86°) |
| London | 9,760 km | NNW (348°) |
| Moscow | 10,194 km | N (10°) |
| Sydney | 10,901 km | SE (141°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,813 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 13,779 km | WNW (301°) |
| Tokyo | 14,676 km | ENE (71°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,149 km | WNW (282°) |
Cities near Gansbaai
- Pearly Beach16 km · 20:17
- Stanford19 km · 20:17
- Hermanus21 km · 20:17
- Tesselaarsdal32 km · 20:17
- Caledon40 km · 20:17
- Botrivier42 km · 20:17
- Kleinmond40 km · 20:17
- Elim37 km · 20:17
FAQ
What time is it in Gansbaai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gansbaai (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gansbaai in?
Gansbaai runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Gansbaai observe daylight saving time?
Gansbaai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gansbaai today?
Gansbaai sees sunrise at 05:41 and sunset at 19:13 today, giving 13h 32m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gansbaai tonight?
The moon phase over Gansbaai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gansbaai?
The antipode of Gansbaai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.58° N, 160.65° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, roughly 1,380 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gansbaai?
Gansbaai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gansbaai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gansbaai, clocks run about 27 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.