Right now, local time in Heidelberg is 03:48 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Heidelberg ranks #45507 worldwide by population and #407 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Day length
- 13h 26m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 9h 53m (winter) – 14h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Heidelberg — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.0913° S, 20.9566° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 9,895 · #45507 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Heidelberg through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.09° N, 159.04° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, 1,321 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Heidelberg today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:05
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 16:02
- Maghrib
- 19:04
- Isha
- 20:30
- Qibla direction
- 20.7° from north (NNE (21°))
Full prayer timetable for Heidelberg — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Heidelberg 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.
Heidelberg's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,573 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,283 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.09° S, 20.96° 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 | 18:48 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:48 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:48 | −5h |
| London | 01:48 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:48 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:48 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:48 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:18 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:48 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:48 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:48 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:48 | +9h |
Best time to call Heidelberg
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Heidelberg local time:
Cities sharing Heidelberg's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg03:48
- Cape Town03:48
- Durban03:48
- Pretoria03:48
- Soweto03:48
- Gqeberha03:48
- Soshanguve03:48
- Pietermaritzburg03:48
- Evaton03:48
- Benoni03:48
- Bloemfontein03:48
- Thembisa03:48
Distances from Heidelberg
| São Paulo | 6,573 km | W (261°) |
| Dubai | 7,530 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 8,064 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 9,406 km | NNW (348°) |
| Singapore | 9,436 km | E (85°) |
| London | 9,739 km | NNW (347°) |
| Moscow | 10,116 km | N (9°) |
| Sydney | 10,851 km | SE (140°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,656 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 13,877 km | WNW (301°) |
| Tokyo | 14,518 km | ENE (70°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,283 km | WNW (282°) |
Cities near Heidelberg
- Slangrivier10 km · 03:48
- Barrydale30 km · 03:48
- Riversdale28 km · 03:48
- Suurbraak29 km · 03:48
- Buffeljagsrivier40 km · 03:48
- Swellendam48 km · 03:48
- Melkhoutfontein50 km · 03:48
- Stilbaai52 km · 03:48
FAQ
What time is it in Heidelberg right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Heidelberg (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Heidelberg in?
Heidelberg runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Heidelberg observe daylight saving time?
Heidelberg does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Heidelberg today?
Heidelberg sees sunrise at 05:37 and sunset at 19:04 today, giving 13h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Heidelberg tonight?
The moon phase over Heidelberg tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Heidelberg?
The antipode of Heidelberg — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.09° N, 159.04° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, roughly 1,321 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Heidelberg?
Heidelberg lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Heidelberg?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Heidelberg, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.