Right now, local time in Grootdrink is 16:31 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Grootdrink ranks #88000 worldwide by population and #707 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 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Day length
- 13h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 10h 19m (winter) – 13h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Grootdrink — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 28.5640° S, 21.7466° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 3,169 · #88000 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Grootdrink through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.56° N, 158.25° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, 716 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Grootdrink today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:15
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:51
- Maghrib
- 18:54
- Isha
- 20:14
- Qibla direction
- 21.2° from north (NNE (21°))
Full prayer timetable for Grootdrink — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Grootdrink sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 14m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Grootdrink's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,762 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,189 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.56° S, 21.75° 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 | 06:31 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:31 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:31 | −5h |
| London | 14:31 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:31 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:31 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:31 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:01 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:31 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:31 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:31 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:31 | +9h |
Best time to call Grootdrink
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Grootdrink local time:
Cities sharing Grootdrink's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg16:31
- Cape Town16:31
- Durban16:31
- Pretoria16:31
- Soweto16:31
- Gqeberha16:31
- Soshanguve16:31
- Pietermaritzburg16:31
- Evaton16:31
- Benoni16:31
- Bloemfontein16:31
- Thembisa16:31
Distances from Grootdrink
| São Paulo | 6,762 km | WSW (257°) |
| Dubai | 6,977 km | NE (34°) |
| Mumbai | 7,624 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 8,822 km | NNW (347°) |
| London | 9,158 km | NNW (346°) |
| Singapore | 9,306 km | E (85°) |
| Moscow | 9,497 km | N (9°) |
| Sydney | 11,271 km | SE (139°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,394 km | ENE (71°) |
| Chicago | 13,613 km | WNW (304°) |
| Tokyo | 14,213 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,189 km | WNW (289°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Grootdrink right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Grootdrink (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Grootdrink in?
Grootdrink runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Grootdrink observe daylight saving time?
Grootdrink does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Grootdrink today?
Grootdrink sees sunrise at 05:41 and sunset at 18:54 today, giving 13h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Grootdrink tonight?
The moon phase over Grootdrink tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Grootdrink?
The antipode of Grootdrink — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.56° N, 158.25° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, roughly 716 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Grootdrink?
Grootdrink lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Grootdrink?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Grootdrink, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.