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Graaff Reinet, Zuid-Afrika
03:09:58 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Graaff-Reinet
Town in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
03:09:58 PM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tijdzone
SAST
Africa/Johannesburg · UTC+02:00
Volgende feestdag
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
3 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Graaff Reinet right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
PLZ
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport · 218 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 03:09:58 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Graaff Reinet (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
9°C, Overcast
Feels like 8°C · Humidity 85% · Wind 4 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:53 AM to 05:44 PM
Day length 10h 51m · Solar noon 12:19 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Graaff Reinet local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Forza Horizon 6
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Manipur Violence Commission of Inquiry Report
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release-movievrijdag 22 mei 2026
22 days to go
Population
62.9K
Coordinates
-32.25, 24.53
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Graaff Reinet (rank #108 by population in this dataset) sits at Africa/Johannesburg (SAST, UTC+02:00) with roughly 62.9K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Zuid-Afrika.
The coordinates 32.25°S, 24.53°E put Graaff Reinet roughly 3580 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 06:53 AM and sets around 05:44 PM in Graaff Reinet — about 10h 51m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Middelburg (96 km from Graaff Reinet) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Zuid-Afrika.
Graaff Reinet 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 Graaff Reinet.
Graaff-Reinet, officially Robert Sobukwe Town after a name change in February 2026, is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the oldest town in the province and the sixth oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, Paarl and Swellendam. The town was the centre of a short-lived republic in the late 18th century before being annexed into the Cape Colony. The town was a starting point for Great Trek groups led by Gerrit Maritz and Piet Retief and furnished large numbers of the Voortrekkers in 1835–1842.
Distance-wise, Graaff Reinet is closest to São Paulo (~6,937 km), Dubai (~7,173 km), Singapore (~9,083 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 16,563 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Graaff Reinet sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Around Graaff Reinet, the nearest mapped reference cities are Middelburg (96 km), Cradock (103 km), Somerset East (112 km), Beaufort West (183 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for SAST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Graaff Reinet: 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 Graaff Reinet: PLZ Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) (218 km), ELS East London (321 km), BFN Bloemfontein (390 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 218 km from Graaff Reinet
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 2m
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 321 km from Graaff Reinet
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 10m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 390 km from Graaff Reinet
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 15m
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 584 km from Graaff Reinet
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 30m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 693 km from Graaff Reinet
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 38m
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 | 02:09 PM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 09:09 AM | -6h | Good to call now |
| Los Angeles | 06:09 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 05:09 PM | +2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 09:09 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 10:09 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 11:09 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 10:09 AM | -5h | Good to call now |
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 218 km away
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 321 km away
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 390 km away
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 584 km away
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 693 km away
Middelburg
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 96 km away
Cradock
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 103 km away
Somerset East
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 112 km away
Beaufort West
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 183 km away
De Aar
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 185 km away
Kariega
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 186 km away
Kruisfontein
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 196 km away
Humansdorp
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 199 km away
Graaff Reinet bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Graaff Reinet hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Graaff Reinet is UTC+02:00.
Graaff Reinet sits at 32.25°S, 24.53°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 62.9K residents (rank #108 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Graaff Reinet is São Paulo, about 6,937 km away as the crow flies.
Middelburg is the closest indexed city, roughly 96 km from Graaff Reinet.
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) is the closest curated airport reference, about 218 km from Graaff Reinet.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
