Right now, local time in Ritchie is 19:56 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ritchie ranks #45312 worldwide by population and #404 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Day length
- 13h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 10h 17m (winter) – 13h 60m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ritchie — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 29.0380° S, 24.6028° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 9,960 · #45312 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ritchie through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.04° N, 155.40° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, 857 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ritchie today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:02
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 18:43
- Isha
- 20:04
- Qibla direction
- 17.9° from north (NNE (18°))
Full prayer timetable for Ritchie — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ritchie sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Ritchie's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,870 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,470 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.04° S, 24.60° 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 | 09:56 | −10h |
| Chicago | 11:56 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 14:56 | −5h |
| London | 17:56 | −2h |
| Paris | 18:56 | −1h |
| Moscow | 20:56 | +1h |
| Dubai | 21:56 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 23:26 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:56 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 01:56 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 02:56 | +7h |
| Sydney | 04:56 | +9h |
Best time to call Ritchie
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ritchie local time:
Cities sharing Ritchie's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg19:56
- Cape Town19:56
- Durban19:56
- Pretoria19:56
- Soweto19:56
- Gqeberha19:56
- Soshanguve19:56
- Pietermaritzburg19:56
- Evaton19:56
- Benoni19:56
- Bloemfontein19:56
- Thembisa19:56
Distances from Ritchie
| Dubai | 6,870 km | NNE (32°) |
| São Paulo | 7,021 km | WSW (257°) |
| Mumbai | 7,440 km | NE (50°) |
| Paris | 8,940 km | NNW (345°) |
| Singapore | 9,035 km | E (84°) |
| London | 9,278 km | NNW (345°) |
| Moscow | 9,510 km | N (7°) |
| Sydney | 11,047 km | SE (138°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,149 km | ENE (70°) |
| Chicago | 13,874 km | WNW (303°) |
| Tokyo | 13,983 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,470 km | WNW (289°) |
Cities near Ritchie
- Jacobsdal19 km · 19:56
- Kimberley37 km · 19:56
- Barkly West56 km · 19:56
- Koffiefontein56 km · 19:56
- Luckhoff81 km · 19:56
- Hopetown82 km · 19:56
- Orania88 km · 19:56
- Boshof83 km · 19:56
FAQ
What time is it in Ritchie right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ritchie (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ritchie in?
Ritchie runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Ritchie observe daylight saving time?
Ritchie does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ritchie today?
Ritchie sees sunrise at 05:28 and sunset at 18:43 today, giving 13h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ritchie tonight?
The moon phase over Ritchie tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ritchie?
The antipode of Ritchie — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.04° N, 155.40° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, roughly 857 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ritchie?
Ritchie lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ritchie?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ritchie, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.