Right now, local time in Queenstown is 03:53 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Queenstown ranks #5232 worldwide by population and #63 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 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Day length
- 13h 20m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 10h 04m (winter) – 14h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Queenstown — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 31.8976° S, 26.8753° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 118,599 · #5232 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Queenstown through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.90° N, 153.12° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, 1,232 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Queenstown today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:48
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:37
- Isha
- 20:00
- Qibla direction
- 14.8° from north (NNE (15°))
Full prayer timetable for Queenstown — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Queenstown sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 20m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Queenstown's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 7,035 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,768 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.90° S, 26.88° 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 | 18:53 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:53 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:53 | −5h |
| London | 01:53 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:53 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:53 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:53 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:23 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:53 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:53 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:53 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:53 | +9h |
Best time to call Queenstown
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Queenstown local time:
Cities sharing Queenstown's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg03:53
- Cape Town03:53
- Durban03:53
- Pretoria03:53
- Soweto03:53
- Gqeberha03:53
- Soshanguve03:53
- Pietermaritzburg03:53
- Evaton03:53
- Benoni03:53
- Bloemfontein03:53
- Thembisa03:53
Distances from Queenstown
| Dubai | 7,035 km | NNE (29°) |
| São Paulo | 7,161 km | WSW (257°) |
| Mumbai | 7,486 km | NE (47°) |
| Singapore | 8,859 km | E (82°) |
| Paris | 9,304 km | NNW (344°) |
| London | 9,643 km | NNW (344°) |
| Moscow | 9,800 km | N (6°) |
| Sydney | 10,666 km | SE (136°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,055 km | ENE (69°) |
| Tokyo | 13,915 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 14,227 km | WNW (301°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,768 km | WNW (284°) |
Cities near Queenstown
- Queensdale10 km · 03:53
- Ilinge18 km · 03:53
- Whittlesea31 km · 03:53
- Lady Frere40 km · 03:53
- Cacadu40 km · 03:53
- Sterkstroom49 km · 03:53
- Cathcart51 km · 03:53
- Dordrecht61 km · 03:53
FAQ
What time is it in Queenstown right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Queenstown (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Queenstown in?
Queenstown runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Queenstown observe daylight saving time?
Queenstown does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Queenstown today?
Queenstown sees sunrise at 05:17 and sunset at 18:37 today, giving 13h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Queenstown tonight?
The moon phase over Queenstown tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Queenstown?
The antipode of Queenstown — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.90° N, 153.12° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, roughly 1,232 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Queenstown?
Queenstown lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Queenstown?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Queenstown, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.