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Hoopstad, Zuid-Afrika
03:10:10 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Hoopstad
Place in Free State, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
03:10:10 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 Hoopstad right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
BFN
Bram Fischer International Airport · 145 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 03:10:10 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Hoopstad (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
13°C, Heavy drizzle
Feels like 12°C · Humidity 92% · Wind 6 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:41 AM to 05:45 PM
Day length 11h 4m · Solar noon 12:13 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Hoopstad local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
19.2K
Coordinates
-27.83, 25.91
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Read time for Hoopstad from the Africa/Johannesburg zone (SAST, UTC+02:00); the city carries roughly 19.2K residents and ranks #252 among curated Zuid-Afrika entries.
The coordinates 27.83°S, 25.91°E put Hoopstad roughly 3089 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 06:41 AM and sets around 05:45 PM in Hoopstad — about 11h 4m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Bloemhof (36 km from Hoopstad) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Zuid-Afrika.
Hoopstad 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 Hoopstad.
Hoopstad is a town situated at the intersection of the R34, R59 & R700 in the Free State Province. This area is considered to be the richest maize-producing district in South Africa. The town is located near the Bloemhof Dam which is situated on the Vaal River. The Sandveld Nature Reserve is positioned alongside the Bloemhof Dam. Hopetown and Hoopstad are two different towns and are often confused.
Distance-wise, Hoopstad is closest to Dubai (~6,683 km), São Paulo (~7,177 km), Singapore (~8,892 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 16,545 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Hoopstad sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Around Hoopstad, the nearest mapped reference cities are Bloemhof (36 km), Wesselsbron (45 km), Bultfontein (56 km), Makwassie (58 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for SAST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Hoopstad: 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 Hoopstad: BFN Bloemfontein (145 km), HLA Johannesburg (291 km), JNB Johannesburg (299 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 145 km from Hoopstad
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 56m
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 291 km from Hoopstad
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 7m
O.R. Tambo International AirportJNB
Johannesburg · 299 km from Hoopstad
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 8m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 545 km from Hoopstad
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 27m
Polokwane International AirportPTG
Polokwane · 568 km from Hoopstad
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 29m
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 | 02:10 PM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 09:10 AM | -6h | Good to call now |
| Los Angeles | 06:10 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 05:10 PM | +2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 09:10 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 10:10 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 11:10 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 10:10 AM | -5h | Good to call now |
Bloemhof
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 36 km away
Wesselsbron
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 45 km away
Bultfontein
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 56 km away
Makwassie
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 58 km away
Wolmaransstad
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 71 km away
Allanridge
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 73 km away
Leeudoringstad
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 74 km away
Christiana
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 74 km away
Hoopstad bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Hoopstad hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Hoopstad is UTC+02:00.
Hoopstad sits at 27.83°S, 25.91°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 19.2K residents (rank #252 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Hoopstad is Dubai, about 6,683 km away as the crow flies.
Bloemhof is the closest indexed city, roughly 36 km from Hoopstad.
Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) is the closest curated airport reference, about 145 km from Hoopstad.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
