Right now, local time in Thembalethu is 02:21 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Thembalethu ranks #125691 worldwide by population and #899 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 24m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 13h 12m
- Solar noon
- 11:36
- Daylight range
- 10h 24m (winter) – 13h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Thembalethu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 27.6175° S, 32.0279° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 1,471 · #125691 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Thembalethu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.62° N, 147.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laupāhoehoe, United States, 1,125 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Thembalethu today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:35
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Dhuhr
- 11:36
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 18:12
- Isha
- 19:31
- Qibla direction
- 9.5° from north (N (10°))
Full prayer timetable for Thembalethu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Thembalethu sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 12m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Thembalethu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,386 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 17,099 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.62° S, 32.03° 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 | 16:21 | −10h |
| Chicago | 18:21 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 21:21 | −5h |
| London | 00:21 | −2h |
| Paris | 01:21 | −1h |
| Moscow | 03:21 | +1h |
| Dubai | 04:21 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 05:51 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:21 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 08:21 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 09:21 | +7h |
| Sydney | 11:21 | +9h |
Best time to call Thembalethu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Thembalethu local time:
Cities sharing Thembalethu's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg02:21
- Cape Town02:21
- Durban02:21
- Pretoria02:21
- Soweto02:21
- Gqeberha02:21
- Soshanguve02:21
- Pietermaritzburg02:21
- Evaton02:21
- Benoni02:21
- Bloemfontein02:21
- Thembisa02:21
Distances from Thembalethu
| Dubai | 6,386 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 6,798 km | NE (45°) |
| São Paulo | 7,764 km | WSW (253°) |
| Singapore | 8,293 km | E (80°) |
| Paris | 9,001 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 9,286 km | N (3°) |
| London | 9,344 km | NNW (341°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,415 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 10,648 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 13,261 km | ENE (63°) |
| Chicago | 14,398 km | WNW (303°) |
| Los Angeles | 17,099 km | WNW (292°) |
Cities near Thembalethu
FAQ
What time is it in Thembalethu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Thembalethu (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Thembalethu in?
Thembalethu runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Thembalethu observe daylight saving time?
Thembalethu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Thembalethu today?
Thembalethu sees sunrise at 05:00 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 13h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Thembalethu tonight?
The moon phase over Thembalethu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Thembalethu?
The antipode of Thembalethu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.62° N, 147.97° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laupāhoehoe, United States, roughly 1,125 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Thembalethu?
Thembalethu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Thembalethu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Thembalethu, clocks run about 24 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.