Right now, local time in Sunset Beach is 23:31 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sunset Beach ranks #110356 worldwide by population and #820 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 30m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Day length
- 13h 29m
- Solar noon
- 12:30
- Daylight range
- 9h 54m (winter) – 14h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sunset Beach — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 33.8539° S, 18.4923° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- 20 m above sea level — higher than about 13% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Western Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 2,000 · #110356 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sunset Beach through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.85° N, 161.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, 1,309 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sunset Beach today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:13
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 16:12
- Maghrib
- 19:15
- Isha
- 20:41
- Qibla direction
- 23.3° from north (NNE (23°))
Full prayer timetable for Sunset Beach — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sunset Beach sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 29m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Sunset Beach sits at just 20 m above sea level. Sunset Beach's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,352 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,055 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.85° S, 18.49° 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 | 13:31 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 18:31 | −5h |
| London | 21:31 | −2h |
| Paris | 22:31 | −1h |
| Moscow | 00:31 | +1h |
| Dubai | 01:31 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 03:01 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:31 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 05:31 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 06:31 | +7h |
| Sydney | 08:31 | +9h |
Best time to call Sunset Beach
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sunset Beach local time:
Cities sharing Sunset Beach's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg23:31
- Cape Town23:31
- Durban23:31
- Pretoria23:31
- Soweto23:31
- Gqeberha23:31
- Soshanguve23:31
- Pietermaritzburg23:31
- Evaton23:31
- Benoni23:31
- Bloemfontein23:31
- Thembisa23:31
Distances from Sunset Beach
| São Paulo | 6,352 km | W (262°) |
| Dubai | 7,637 km | NE (36°) |
| Mumbai | 8,227 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 9,336 km | N (349°) |
| Singapore | 9,660 km | E (86°) |
| London | 9,665 km | NNW (349°) |
| Moscow | 10,129 km | N (11°) |
| Sydney | 11,014 km | SE (142°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,866 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 13,669 km | WNW (302°) |
| Tokyo | 14,723 km | ENE (70°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,055 km | WNW (283°) |
Cities near Sunset Beach
- Century City5 km · 23:31
- Cape Town10 km · 23:31
- Rosebank11 km · 23:31
- Rondebosch12 km · 23:31
- Athlone13 km · 23:31
- Claremont14 km · 23:31
- Newlands14 km · 23:31
- Lansdowne15 km · 23:31
FAQ
What time is it in Sunset Beach right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sunset Beach (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sunset Beach in?
Sunset Beach runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Sunset Beach observe daylight saving time?
Sunset Beach does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sunset Beach today?
Sunset Beach sees sunrise at 05:46 and sunset at 19:15 today, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sunset Beach tonight?
The moon phase over Sunset Beach tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sunset Beach?
The antipode of Sunset Beach — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.85° N, 161.51° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, roughly 1,309 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sunset Beach?
Sunset Beach sits at about 20 m above sea level, higher than roughly 13% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Sunset Beach?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sunset Beach, clocks run about 30 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.