Right now, local time in Gqeberha is 22:33 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gqeberha ranks #528 worldwide by population and #6 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 behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Day length
- 13h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 9h 53m (winter) – 14h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gqeberha — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 33.9611° S, 25.6149° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 1,050,078 · #528 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gqeberha through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.96° N, 154.39° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, 1,396 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gqeberha today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:52
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:41
- Isha
- 20:06
- Qibla direction
- 15.8° from north (NNE (16°))
Full prayer timetable for Gqeberha — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gqeberha sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 18m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Gqeberha's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,998 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,701 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.96° S, 25.61° 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 | 13:33 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −5h |
| London | 20:33 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +9h |
Best time to call Gqeberha
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gqeberha local time:
Cities sharing Gqeberha's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg22:33
- Cape Town22:33
- Durban22:33
- Pretoria22:33
- Soweto22:33
- Soshanguve22:33
- Pietermaritzburg22:33
- Evaton22:33
- Benoni22:33
- Bloemfontein22:33
- Thembisa22:33
- East London22:33
Distances from Gqeberha
| São Paulo | 6,998 km | WSW (259°) |
| Dubai | 7,293 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 7,728 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 9,007 km | E (82°) |
| Paris | 9,493 km | NNW (345°) |
| London | 9,831 km | NNW (344°) |
| Moscow | 10,042 km | N (7°) |
| Sydney | 10,579 km | SE (137°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,244 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 14,113 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 14,241 km | WNW (300°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,701 km | W (281°) |
Cities near Gqeberha
- Westville19 km · 22:33
- Khaya Mnandi21 km · 22:33
- Clarendon Marine24 km · 22:33
- Kariega30 km · 22:33
- Colchester36 km · 22:33
- Addo46 km · 22:33
- Nomathamasanqa50 km · 22:33
- Thornhill45 km · 22:33
FAQ
What time is it in Gqeberha right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gqeberha (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Gqeberha in?
Gqeberha runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Gqeberha observe daylight saving time?
Gqeberha does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gqeberha today?
Gqeberha sees sunrise at 05:23 and sunset at 18:41 today, giving 13h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gqeberha tonight?
The moon phase over Gqeberha tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gqeberha?
The antipode of Gqeberha — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.96° N, 154.39° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, roughly 1,396 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gqeberha?
Gqeberha lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gqeberha?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gqeberha, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.