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Live local time
Alexandra, África do Sul
06:50:57 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Hora local atual
06:50:57 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Fuso horário
SAST
Africa/Johannesburg · UTC+02:00
Próximo feriado
Workers' Day
sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026 · Public
Sobreposição comercial agora
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Alexandra right now
Aeroporto mais próximo
JNB
O.R. Tambo International Airport · 15 km
Aeroportos indexados
8
Curated airport references available for África do Sul
Snapshot at render time: 06:50:57 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Alexandra (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 10°C · Humidity 97% · Wind 11 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
sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Alexandra local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
179.6K
Coordinates
-26.11, 28.10
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Aeroportos indexados
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Local time in Alexandra runs on the SAST, UTC+02:00 clock; with roughly 179.6K residents the city (rank #42 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside África do Sul.
Geographically, Alexandra is at 26.11°S, 28.10°E — that places it in the Southern Hemisphere's subtropics, about 2898 km from the equator, with warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 06:30 AM and sets around 05:38 PM in Alexandra — about 11h 8m of daylight. África do Sul stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Edenvale (7 km from Alexandra) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for África do Sul.
On 2026-05-01, Workers' Day is the next holiday flag for Alexandra — 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 Alexandra.
Alexandra, informally abbreviated to Alex, is a township in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is located next to the wealthy suburb of Sandton. Alexandra is bounded by Wynberg on the west, Marlboro and Kelvin on the north, Kew, Lombardy West and Lombardy East on the south. Alexandra is one of the poorest urban areas in the country. Alexandra is situated on the banks of the Jukskei River. In addition to its original, reasonably well-built houses, it also has a large number of informal dwellings or "shacks" called imikhukhu.
From Alexandra the nearest of our reference hubs are Dubai (~6,408 km), São Paulo (~7,437 km), Singapore (~8,653 km), while Los Angeles sits about 16,675 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Alexandra sits inside África do Sul — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Edenvale (7 km), Randburg (10 km), Johannesburg (12 km), Midrand (15 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Alexandra — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Alexandra: Workers' Day, Youth Day, National Women's Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for África do Sul.
Closest curated airport references from Alexandra: JNB Johannesburg (15 km), HLA Johannesburg (25 km), PTG Polokwane (286 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
O.R. Tambo International AirportJNB
Johannesburg · 15 km from Alexandra
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 46m
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 25 km from Alexandra
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 47m
Polokwane International AirportPTG
Polokwane · 286 km from Alexandra
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 7m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 376 km from Alexandra
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 14m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 490 km from Alexandra
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 23m
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 | 05:50 AM | -1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 12:50 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 09:50 PM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 08:50 AM | +2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 12:50 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 01:50 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 02:50 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 01:50 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Edenvale
África do Sul
Approx. 7 km away
Randburg
África do Sul
Approx. 10 km away
Johannesburg
África do Sul
Approx. 12 km away
Midrand
África do Sul
Approx. 15 km away
Ivory Park
África do Sul
Approx. 16 km away
Germiston
África do Sul
Approx. 16 km away
Thembisa
África do Sul
Approx. 18 km away
Alberton
África do Sul
Approx. 18 km away
Alexandra está no fuso horário Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), com um deslocamento UTC de +02:00.
Alexandra não está atualmente observando o Horário de Verão.
O deslocamento UTC atual para Alexandra é UTC+02:00.
Alexandra sits at 26.11°S, 28.10°E in África do Sul, with about 179.6K residents (rank #42 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Alexandra is Dubai, about 6,408 km away as the crow flies.
Edenvale is the closest indexed city, roughly 7 km from Alexandra.
O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is the closest curated airport reference, about 15 km from Alexandra.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in África do Sul, on sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026.