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Live local time
Germiston, Zuid-Afrika
08:10:19 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Germiston
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
08:10:19 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tijdzone
SAST
Africa/Johannesburg · UTC+02:00
Volgende feestdag
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Germiston right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
JNB
O.R. Tambo International Airport · 13 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 08:10:19 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Germiston (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
11°C, Overcast
Feels like 9°C · Humidity 99% · Wind 14 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:30 AM to 05:38 PM
Day length 11h 8m · Solar noon 12:04 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Germiston local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Google I/O 2026
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19 days to go
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keynotedinsdag 19 mei 2026
19 days to go
Manipur Violence Commission of Inquiry Report
inquirywoensdag 20 mei 2026
20 days to go
Cum-Ex Trial Begins (Bonn, Germany)
judicialdonderdag 21 mei 2026
21 days to go
The Mandalorian and Grogu (Theatrical Release)
release-movievrijdag 22 mei 2026
22 days to go
The Mandalorian and Grogu
release-movievrijdag 22 mei 2026
22 days to go
Population
255.9K
Coordinates
-26.23, 28.18
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Local time in Germiston runs on the SAST, UTC+02:00 clock; with roughly 255.9K residents the city (rank #28 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Zuid-Afrika.
The coordinates 26.23°S, 28.18°E put Germiston roughly 2912 km from the equator in the subtropics of the Southern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 06:30 AM and sets around 05:38 PM in Germiston — about 11h 8m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Alberton (7 km from Germiston) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Zuid-Afrika.
Germiston planners should mark 2026-05-01 (Workers' Day); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
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 Germiston.
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. It functions as the municipal seat of Ekurhuleni, hosting the municipal council and administration.
Distance-wise, Germiston is closest to Dubai (~6,417 km), São Paulo (~7,441 km), Singapore (~8,647 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 16,688 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Germiston sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Around Germiston, the nearest mapped reference cities are Alberton (7 km), Boksburg (9 km), Edenvale (11 km), Johannesburg (14 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for SAST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Germiston: Workers' Day, Youth Day, National Women's Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Zuid-Afrika.
Closest curated airport references from Germiston: JNB Johannesburg (13 km), HLA Johannesburg (41 km), PTG Polokwane (295 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
O.R. Tambo International AirportJNB
Johannesburg · 13 km from Germiston
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 46m
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 41 km from Germiston
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 48m
Polokwane International AirportPTG
Polokwane · 295 km from Germiston
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 8m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 367 km from Germiston
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 13m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 474 km from Germiston
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 21m
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
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 07:10 AM | -1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 02:10 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 11:10 PM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 10:10 AM | +2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 02:10 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 03:10 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 04:10 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 03:10 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Germiston bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Germiston hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Germiston is UTC+02:00.
Germiston sits at 26.23°S, 28.18°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 255.9K residents (rank #28 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Germiston is Dubai, about 6,417 km away as the crow flies.
Alberton is the closest indexed city, roughly 7 km from Germiston.
O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is the closest curated airport reference, about 13 km from Germiston.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
