What time is it in Brakpan right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Brakpan, South Africa, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Johannesburg. Brakpan is 2 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Brakpan in?

Brakpan uses SAST (South Africa Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Johannesburg, and the current UTC offset is UTC+2.

Does Brakpan observe daylight saving time?

No. Brakpan stays on UTC+2 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Brakpan?

Open the time zone converter for Brakpan to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa

Brakpan is on SAST (South Africa Standard Time), UTC+2. Brakpan does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Brakpan, South Africa

4:08 PM:09SAST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+2

Country: South Africa
Region: Gauteng
Lat/Long: 26°14'S / 28°22'E
Elevation: 1,631 m
Population: 305,692
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Languages: Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Northern Sotho
Dialling code: +27

Time zone in Brakpan

Time zone
SAST
South Africa Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+2
2 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Brakpan keeps UTC+2

Brakpan keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Johannesburg, the one time zone in use in South Africa. Brakpan does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Brakpan today

Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
6:20 PM
Day length
12 hours 59 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Brakpan for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 26°14'S / 28°22'E.

Time difference between Brakpan and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Brakpan. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Brakpan
City	Local time	Compared to Brakpan
New YorkUnited States	Tue 10:08 AM	−6h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 7:08 AM	−9h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 9:08 AM	−7h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 10:08 AM	−6h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 8:08 AM	−8h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 11:08 AM	−5h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 2:08 PM	−2h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 3:08 PM	−1h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 3:08 PM	−1h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 3:08 PM	−1h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 4:08 PM	Same time
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 6:08 PM	+2h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 7:38 PM	+3h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 10:08 PM	+6h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 10:08 PM	+6h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 11:08 PM	+7h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Wed 1:08 AM	+9h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 3:08 AM	+11h (ahead)

Other cities near Brakpan

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.