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Thaba Nchu, Zuid-Afrika
04:29:17 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Thaba 'Nchu
Place in Free State, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
04:29:17 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 Thaba Nchu right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
BFN
Bram Fischer International Airport · 54 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 04:29:17 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Thaba Nchu (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
12°C, Heavy drizzle
Feels like 11°C · Humidity 93% · Wind 12 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:40 AM to 05:39 PM
Day length 10h 59m · Solar noon 12:10 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Thaba Nchu local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
72.7K
Coordinates
-29.21, 26.84
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Thaba Nchu (rank #98 by population in this dataset) sits at Africa/Johannesburg (SAST, UTC+02:00) with roughly 72.7K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Zuid-Afrika.
Thaba Nchu sits at 29.21°S, 26.84°E; that's the subtropics (Southern Hemisphere, ~3242 km from the equator) and the daylight pattern reflects warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 06:40 AM and sets around 05:39 PM in Thaba Nchu — about 10h 59m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Botshabelo (13 km from Thaba Nchu) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Zuid-Afrika.
Next country-wide schedule signal: Workers' Day on 2026-05-01, useful for handoff and coverage planning around Thaba Nchu.
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 Thaba Nchu.
Thaba 'Nchu, also known as Blesberg, is a town in Free State, South Africa, 63 km east of Bloemfontein and 17 km east of Botshabelo. The population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town was settled in December 1833 and officially established in 1873. The town grew larger following the 1913 Natives' Land Act that declared the area a homeland for the Tswana people.
Reading Thaba Nchu against the global hubs: Dubai (~6,769 km), São Paulo (~7,228 km), Singapore (~8,822 km) are the close ones, with Los Angeles (~16,682 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.
Thaba Nchu sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
The closest mapped neighbors of Thaba Nchu are Botshabelo (13 km), Ladybrand (60 km), Bloemfontein (61 km), Maseru (64 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Thaba Nchu: 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 Thaba Nchu: BFN Bloemfontein (54 km), JNB Johannesburg (368 km), HLA Johannesburg (379 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 54 km from Thaba Nchu
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
O.R. Tambo International AirportJNB
Johannesburg · 368 km from Thaba Nchu
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 13m
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 379 km from Thaba Nchu
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 14m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 417 km from Thaba Nchu
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 17m
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 436 km from Thaba Nchu
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 19m
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 | 03:29 PM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 10:29 AM | -6h | Good to call now |
| Los Angeles | 07:29 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 06:29 PM | +2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 10:29 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 11:29 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 12:29 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 11:29 AM | -5h | Good to call now |
Thaba Nchu bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Thaba Nchu hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Thaba Nchu is UTC+02:00.
Thaba Nchu sits at 29.21°S, 26.84°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 72.7K residents (rank #98 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Thaba Nchu is Dubai, about 6,769 km away as the crow flies.
Botshabelo is the closest indexed city, roughly 13 km from Thaba Nchu.
Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) is the closest curated airport reference, about 54 km from Thaba Nchu.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
