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Orkney, Südafrika
02:33:35 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Orkney, South Africa
Town in North West, South Africa
Aktuelle Ortszeit
02:33:35 PM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Zeitzone
SAST
Africa/Johannesburg · UTC+02:00
Nächster Feiertag
Workers' Day
Freitag, 1. Mai 2026 · Public
Geschäftsüberschneidung jetzt
3 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Orkney right now
Nächster Flughafen
HLA
Lanseria International Airport · 170 km
Indexierte Flughäfen
8
Curated airport references available for Südafrika
Snapshot at render time: 02:33:35 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Orkney (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
14°C, Light rain
Feels like 14°C · Humidity 92% · Wind 9 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:37 AM to 05:43 PM
Day length 11h 6m · Solar noon 12:10 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
Freitag, 1. Mai 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Orkney local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower 2026 Peak
spaceMittwoch, 6. Mai 2026
6 days to go
Code with Claude San Francisco 2026
keynoteMittwoch, 6. Mai 2026
6 days to go
Mother's Day (US) 2026
festival-secularSonntag, 10. Mai 2026
10 days to go
Gemini 3 Launch (rumored at Google I/O)
release-techDienstag, 12. Mai 2026
12 days to go
48th ASEAN Summit — Cebu
politicalFreitag, 15. Mai 2026
15 days to go
Gemini 3 Ultra Launch (estimated window)
keynoteFreitag, 15. Mai 2026
15 days to go
Population
110.1K
Coordinates
-26.98, 26.67
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Indexierte Flughäfen
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Local time in Orkney runs on the SAST, UTC+02:00 clock; with roughly 110.1K residents the city (rank #69 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Südafrika.
Geographically, Orkney is at 26.98°S, 26.67°E — that places it in the Southern Hemisphere's subtropics, about 2995 km from the equator, with warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 06:37 AM and sets around 05:43 PM in Orkney — about 11h 6m of daylight. Südafrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Klerksdorp (14 km from Orkney) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Südafrika.
On 2026-05-01, Workers' Day is the next holiday flag for Orkney — worth blocking out for launches or logistics.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
SAST
IANA Zone
Africa/Johannesburg
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+02:00
Burundi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other cities in this timezone
London
-1h
New York
-6h
Los Angeles
-9h
Dubai
+2h
Singapore
+6h
Tokyo
+7h
Sydney
+8h
São Paulo
-5h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Orkney.
Orkney is a gold mining town situated in the Klerksdorp district of the North West province, South Africa. It lies on the banks of the Vaal River approximately 180 km from Johannesburg near the N12.
From Orkney the nearest of our reference hubs are Dubai (~6,563 km), São Paulo (~7,274 km), Singapore (~8,806 km), while Los Angeles sits about 16,581 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Orkney sits inside Südafrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Klerksdorp (14 km), Stilfontein (18 km), Hartbeesfontein (35 km), Viljoenskroon (37 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Orkney — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Orkney: Workers' Day, Youth Day, National Women's Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Südafrika.
Closest curated airport references from Orkney: HLA Johannesburg (170 km), JNB Johannesburg (182 km), BFN Bloemfontein (238 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 170 km from Orkney
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 58m
O.R. Tambo International AirportJNB
Johannesburg · 182 km from Orkney
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 59m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 238 km from Orkney
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 3m
Polokwane International AirportPTG
Polokwane · 447 km from Orkney
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 19m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 525 km from Orkney
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 25m
Exchange snapshot
1 ZAR = 0.051 EUR · 1 ZAR = 0.045 GBP · 1 ZAR = 0.060 USD
As of 2026-04-29
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
3 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 01:33 PM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 08:33 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 05:33 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 04:33 PM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 08:33 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 09:33 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 10:33 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 09:33 AM | -5h | Good to call now |
Klerksdorp
Südafrika
Approx. 14 km away
Stilfontein
Südafrika
Approx. 18 km away
Hartbeesfontein
Südafrika
Approx. 35 km away
Viljoenskroon
Südafrika
Approx. 37 km away
Bothaville
Südafrika
Approx. 46 km away
Potchefstroom
Südafrika
Approx. 52 km away
Leeudoringstad
Südafrika
Approx. 52 km away
Vredefort
Südafrika
Approx. 69 km away
Orkney liegt in der Zeitzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), mit einem UTC-Versatz von +02:00.
Orkney beachtet derzeit nicht die Sommerzeit.
Der aktuelle UTC-Versatz für Orkney ist UTC+02:00.
Orkney sits at 26.98°S, 26.67°E in Südafrika, with about 110.1K residents (rank #69 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Orkney is Dubai, about 6,563 km away as the crow flies.
Klerksdorp is the closest indexed city, roughly 14 km from Orkney.
Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is the closest curated airport reference, about 170 km from Orkney.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Südafrika, on Freitag, 1. Mai 2026.
