Right now, local time in Swartkop is 17:24 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Swartkop ranks #111037 worldwide by population and #825 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 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Day length
- 13h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 10h 19m (winter) – 13h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Swartkop — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 28.5185° S, 21.2043° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 1,979 · #111037 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Swartkop through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.52° N, 158.80° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, 704 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Swartkop today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:17
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:56
- Isha
- 20:16
- Qibla direction
- 21.8° from north (NNE (22°))
Full prayer timetable for Swartkop — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Swartkop sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Swartkop's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,711 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,138 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.52° S, 21.20° 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 | 07:24 | −10h |
| Chicago | 09:24 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 12:24 | −5h |
| London | 15:24 | −2h |
| Paris | 16:24 | −1h |
| Moscow | 18:24 | +1h |
| Dubai | 19:24 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:54 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:24 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 23:24 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 00:24 | +7h |
| Sydney | 02:24 | +9h |
Best time to call Swartkop
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Swartkop local time:
Cities sharing Swartkop's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg17:24
- Cape Town17:24
- Durban17:24
- Pretoria17:24
- Soweto17:24
- Gqeberha17:24
- Soshanguve17:24
- Pietermaritzburg17:24
- Evaton17:24
- Benoni17:24
- Bloemfontein17:24
- Thembisa17:24
Distances from Swartkop
| São Paulo | 6,711 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 7,003 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 7,663 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,806 km | NNW (347°) |
| London | 9,140 km | NNW (347°) |
| Singapore | 9,359 km | E (85°) |
| Moscow | 9,500 km | N (9°) |
| Sydney | 11,309 km | SE (139°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,443 km | ENE (71°) |
| Chicago | 13,566 km | NW (304°) |
| Tokyo | 14,259 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,138 km | WNW (290°) |
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- Cillie65 km · 17:24
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FAQ
What time is it in Swartkop right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Swartkop (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Swartkop in?
Swartkop runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Swartkop observe daylight saving time?
Swartkop does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Swartkop today?
Swartkop sees sunrise at 05:43 and sunset at 18:56 today, giving 13h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Swartkop tonight?
The moon phase over Swartkop tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Swartkop?
The antipode of Swartkop — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.52° N, 158.80° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, roughly 704 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Swartkop?
Swartkop lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Swartkop?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Swartkop, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.