Right now, local time in Madras A is 19:29 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Madras A ranks #58382 worldwide by population and #517 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 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 13h 04m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 35m (winter) – 13h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Madras A — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 24.9911° S, 31.1484° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mpumalanga
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 6,635 · #58382 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Madras A through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.99° N, 148.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Pepeekeo, United States, 861 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Madras A today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:46
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 18:11
- Isha
- 19:28
- Qibla direction
- 11.0° from north (N (11°))
Full prayer timetable for Madras A — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Madras A sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 04m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Madras A's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,162 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,901 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.99° S, 31.15° 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 | 09:29 | −10h |
| Chicago | 11:29 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 14:29 | −5h |
| London | 17:29 | −2h |
| Paris | 18:29 | −1h |
| Moscow | 20:29 | +1h |
| Dubai | 21:29 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:59 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:29 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 01:29 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 02:29 | +7h |
| Sydney | 04:29 | +9h |
Best time to call Madras A
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Madras A local time:
Cities sharing Madras A's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg19:29
- Cape Town19:29
- Durban19:29
- Pretoria19:29
- Soweto19:29
- Gqeberha19:29
- Soshanguve19:29
- Pietermaritzburg19:29
- Evaton19:29
- Benoni19:29
- Bloemfontein19:29
- Thembisa19:29
Distances from Madras A
| Dubai | 6,162 km | NNE (27°) |
| Mumbai | 6,657 km | NE (47°) |
| São Paulo | 7,766 km | WSW (253°) |
| Singapore | 8,332 km | E (81°) |
| Paris | 8,696 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 9,000 km | N (4°) |
| London | 9,039 km | NNW (341°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,381 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 10,912 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 13,201 km | ENE (61°) |
| Chicago | 14,163 km | NW (305°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,901 km | WNW (296°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Madras A right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Madras A (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Madras A in?
Madras A runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Madras A observe daylight saving time?
Madras A does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Madras A today?
Madras A sees sunrise at 05:08 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 13h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Madras A tonight?
The moon phase over Madras A tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Madras A?
The antipode of Madras A — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.99° N, 148.85° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Pepeekeo, United States, roughly 861 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Madras A?
Madras A lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Madras A?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Madras A, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.