Right now, local time in Upington is 15:18 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Upington ranks #8741 worldwide by population and #100 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Day length
- 13h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 10h 20m (winter) – 13h 57m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Upington — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 28.4478° S, 21.2561° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 71,373 · #8741 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Upington through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.45° N, 158.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, 697 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Upington today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:17
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:56
- Isha
- 20:15
- Qibla direction
- 21.8° from north (NNE (22°))
Full prayer timetable for Upington — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Upington 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.
Upington's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,718 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,140 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.45° S, 21.26° 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 | 05:18 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:18 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:18 | −5h |
| London | 13:18 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:18 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:18 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:18 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:48 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:18 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:18 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:18 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:18 | +9h |
Best time to call Upington
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Upington local time:
Cities sharing Upington's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg15:18
- Cape Town15:18
- Durban15:18
- Pretoria15:18
- Soweto15:18
- Gqeberha15:18
- Soshanguve15:18
- Pietermaritzburg15:18
- Evaton15:18
- Benoni15:18
- Bloemfontein15:18
- Thembisa15:18
Distances from Upington
| São Paulo | 6,718 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 6,994 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 7,654 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,799 km | NNW (347°) |
| London | 9,134 km | NNW (347°) |
| Singapore | 9,353 km | E (85°) |
| Moscow | 9,492 km | N (9°) |
| Sydney | 11,312 km | SE (139°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,435 km | ENE (71°) |
| Chicago | 13,566 km | NW (304°) |
| Tokyo | 14,251 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,140 km | WNW (290°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Upington right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Upington (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Upington in?
Upington runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Upington observe daylight saving time?
Upington does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Upington today?
Upington sees sunrise at 05:43 and sunset at 18:56 today, giving 13h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Upington tonight?
The moon phase over Upington tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Upington?
The antipode of Upington — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.45° N, 158.74° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kīlauea, United States, roughly 697 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Upington?
Upington lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Upington?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Upington, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.