Right now, local time in Pelindaba is 19:19 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Pelindaba ranks #116447 worldwide by population and #856 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 13h 00m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 37m (winter) – 13h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Pelindaba — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 24.6075° S, 31.0117° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mpumalanga
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 1,768 · #116447 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Pelindaba through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.61° N, 148.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Pepeekeo, United States, 823 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Pelindaba today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:49
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 11.3° from north (NNE (11°))
Full prayer timetable for Pelindaba — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Pelindaba sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 00m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Pelindaba's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,130 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,869 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.61° S, 31.01° 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 | 10:19 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:19 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:19 | −5h |
| London | 17:19 | −2h |
| Paris | 18:19 | −1h |
| Moscow | 20:19 | +1h |
| Dubai | 21:19 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:49 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:19 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 01:19 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 02:19 | +7h |
| Sydney | 04:19 | +9h |
Best time to call Pelindaba
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Pelindaba local time:
Cities sharing Pelindaba's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg19:19
- Cape Town19:19
- Durban19:19
- Pretoria19:19
- Soweto19:19
- Gqeberha19:19
- Soshanguve19:19
- Pietermaritzburg19:19
- Evaton19:19
- Benoni19:19
- Bloemfontein19:19
- Thembisa19:19
Distances from Pelindaba
| Dubai | 6,130 km | NNE (27°) |
| Mumbai | 6,638 km | NE (47°) |
| São Paulo | 7,765 km | WSW (253°) |
| Singapore | 8,339 km | E (81°) |
| Paris | 8,651 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 8,958 km | N (4°) |
| London | 8,994 km | NNW (341°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,377 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 10,952 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 13,193 km | ENE (61°) |
| Chicago | 14,127 km | NW (305°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,869 km | WNW (297°) |
Cities near Pelindaba
- Kgapamadi1 km · 19:19
- Mapaleng A1 km · 19:19
- Mamelodi2 km · 19:19
- Ga-Maotole2 km · 19:19
- Moloro3 km · 19:19
- New Line4 km · 19:19
- Motlamogatsane4 km · 19:19
- Tsakani4 km · 19:19
FAQ
What time is it in Pelindaba right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Pelindaba (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Pelindaba in?
Pelindaba runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Pelindaba observe daylight saving time?
Pelindaba does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Pelindaba today?
Pelindaba sees sunrise at 05:10 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 13h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Pelindaba tonight?
The moon phase over Pelindaba tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Pelindaba?
The antipode of Pelindaba — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.61° N, 148.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Pepeekeo, United States, roughly 823 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Pelindaba?
Pelindaba lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Pelindaba?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Pelindaba, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.