Right now, local time in Somerset East is 21:36 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Somerset East ranks #24975 worldwide by population and #222 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Day length
- 13h 26m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 9h 60m (winter) – 14h 18m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Somerset East — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 32.7217° S, 25.5880° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 22,553 · #24975 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Somerset East through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.72° N, 154.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, 1,276 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Somerset East today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:48
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:45
- Isha
- 20:09
- Qibla direction
- 16.1° from north (NNE (16°))
Full prayer timetable for Somerset East — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Somerset East sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 26m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Somerset East's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 7,023 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,671 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.72° S, 25.59° 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 | 11:36 | −10h |
| Chicago | 13:36 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 16:36 | −5h |
| London | 19:36 | −2h |
| Paris | 20:36 | −1h |
| Moscow | 22:36 | +1h |
| Dubai | 23:36 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 01:06 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:36 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 03:36 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 04:36 | +7h |
| Sydney | 06:36 | +9h |
Best time to call Somerset East
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Somerset East local time:
Cities sharing Somerset East's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg21:36
- Cape Town21:36
- Durban21:36
- Pretoria21:36
- Soweto21:36
- Gqeberha21:36
- Soshanguve21:36
- Pietermaritzburg21:36
- Evaton21:36
- Benoni21:36
- Bloemfontein21:36
- Thembisa21:36
Distances from Somerset East
| São Paulo | 7,023 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 7,175 km | NNE (30°) |
| Mumbai | 7,637 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 8,992 km | E (82°) |
| Paris | 9,360 km | NNW (345°) |
| London | 9,698 km | NNW (344°) |
| Moscow | 9,905 km | N (7°) |
| Sydney | 10,682 km | SE (137°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,200 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 14,063 km | ENE (67°) |
| Chicago | 14,170 km | WNW (300°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,671 km | WNW (283°) |
Cities near Somerset East
FAQ
What time is it in Somerset East right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Somerset East (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Somerset East in?
Somerset East runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Somerset East observe daylight saving time?
Somerset East does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Somerset East today?
Somerset East sees sunrise at 05:19 and sunset at 18:45 today, giving 13h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Somerset East tonight?
The moon phase over Somerset East tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Somerset East?
The antipode of Somerset East — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.72° N, 154.41° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, roughly 1,276 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Somerset East?
Somerset East lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Somerset East?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Somerset East, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.