Right now, local time in Saldanha is 23:30 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Saldanha ranks #9122 worldwide by population and #104 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 33m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Day length
- 13h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:33
- Daylight range
- 9h 58m (winter) – 14h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Saldanha — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 33.0117° S, 17.9442° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 68,284 · #9122 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Saldanha through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.01° N, 162.06° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, 1,227 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Saldanha today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:18
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:33
- Asr
- 16:13
- Maghrib
- 19:16
- Isha
- 20:41
- Qibla direction
- 24.1° from north (NNE (24°))
Full prayer timetable for Saldanha — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Saldanha sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 27m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Saldanha's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,315 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,984 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.01° S, 17.94° 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 | 13:30 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:30 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 18:30 | −5h |
| London | 21:30 | −2h |
| Paris | 22:30 | −1h |
| Moscow | 00:30 | +1h |
| Dubai | 01:30 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 03:00 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:30 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 05:30 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 06:30 | +7h |
| Sydney | 08:30 | +9h |
Best time to call Saldanha
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Saldanha local time:
Cities sharing Saldanha's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg23:30
- Cape Town23:30
- Durban23:30
- Pretoria23:30
- Soweto23:30
- Gqeberha23:30
- Soshanguve23:30
- Pietermaritzburg23:30
- Evaton23:30
- Benoni23:30
- Bloemfontein23:30
- Thembisa23:30
Distances from Saldanha
| São Paulo | 6,315 km | W (262°) |
| Dubai | 7,591 km | NE (36°) |
| Mumbai | 8,212 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 9,234 km | N (350°) |
| London | 9,563 km | N (349°) |
| Singapore | 9,705 km | E (87°) |
| Moscow | 10,046 km | N (11°) |
| Sydney | 11,119 km | SE (142°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,889 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 13,576 km | WNW (302°) |
| Tokyo | 14,738 km | ENE (70°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,984 km | WNW (284°) |
Cities near Saldanha
- Vredenburg12 km · 23:30
- Langebaan13 km · 23:30
- Paternoster23 km · 23:30
- Saint Helena Bay28 km · 23:30
- Velddrif33 km · 23:30
- Yzerfontein42 km · 23:30
- Hopefield38 km · 23:30
- Darling57 km · 23:30
FAQ
What time is it in Saldanha right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Saldanha (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Saldanha in?
Saldanha runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Saldanha observe daylight saving time?
Saldanha does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Saldanha today?
Saldanha sees sunrise at 05:49 and sunset at 19:16 today, giving 13h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Saldanha tonight?
The moon phase over Saldanha tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Saldanha?
The antipode of Saldanha — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.01° N, 162.06° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, roughly 1,227 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Saldanha?
Saldanha lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Saldanha?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Saldanha, clocks run about 33 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.