Right now, local time in Piet Retief is 16:41 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Piet Retief ranks #7440 worldwide by population and #89 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 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Day length
- 13h 09m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 10h 26m (winter) – 13h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Piet Retief — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 27.0071° S, 30.8132° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mpumalanga
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 84,349 · #7440 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Piet Retief through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.01° N, 149.19° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hana, United States, 980 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Piet Retief today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:42
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 18:15
- Isha
- 19:34
- Qibla direction
- 11.1° from north (N (11°))
Full prayer timetable for Piet Retief — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Piet Retief sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Piet Retief's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,377 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,962 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.01° S, 30.81° 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 | 06:41 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:41 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:41 | −5h |
| London | 14:41 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:41 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:41 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:41 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:11 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:41 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:41 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:41 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:41 | +9h |
Best time to call Piet Retief
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Piet Retief local time:
Cities sharing Piet Retief's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg16:41
- Cape Town16:41
- Durban16:41
- Pretoria16:41
- Soweto16:41
- Gqeberha16:41
- Soshanguve16:41
- Pietermaritzburg16:41
- Evaton16:41
- Benoni16:41
- Bloemfontein16:41
- Thembisa16:41
Distances from Piet Retief
| Dubai | 6,377 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 6,836 km | NE (46°) |
| São Paulo | 7,668 km | WSW (253°) |
| Singapore | 8,400 km | E (81°) |
| Paris | 8,898 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 9,226 km | N (4°) |
| London | 9,240 km | NNW (341°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,499 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 10,782 km | SE (134°) |
| Tokyo | 13,336 km | ENE (62°) |
| Chicago | 14,261 km | WNW (304°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,962 km | WNW (292°) |
Cities near Piet Retief
- Ngema Tribal Trust28 km · 16:41
- Iswepe33 km · 16:41
- KwaNgema32 km · 16:41
- KwaThandeka42 km · 16:41
- Driefontein38 km · 16:41
- Nhlangano40 km · 16:41
- Frischgewaagd45 km · 16:41
- eMvelo45 km · 16:41
FAQ
What time is it in Piet Retief right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Piet Retief (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Piet Retief in?
Piet Retief runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Piet Retief observe daylight saving time?
Piet Retief does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Piet Retief today?
Piet Retief sees sunrise at 05:06 and sunset at 18:16 today, giving 13h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Piet Retief tonight?
The moon phase over Piet Retief tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Piet Retief?
The antipode of Piet Retief — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.01° N, 149.19° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hana, United States, roughly 980 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Piet Retief?
Piet Retief lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Piet Retief?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Piet Retief, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.