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Piet Retief, África do Sul
01:26:07 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg

Piet Retief, South Africa
Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Hora local atual
01:26:07 PM
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
2 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Piet Retief right now
Aeroporto mais próximo
JNB
O.R. Tambo International Airport · 273 km
Aeroportos indexados
8
Curated airport references available for África do Sul
Snapshot at render time: 01:26:07 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Piet Retief (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
22°C, Clear sky
Feels like 23°C · Humidity 56% · Wind 10 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:21 AM to 05:26 PM
Day length 11h 5m · Solar noon 11:54 AM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Piet Retief local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Memorial Day (US) 2026
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Eid al-Adha 2026
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Population
84.3K
Coordinates
-27.01, 30.81
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Aeroportos indexados
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Read time for Piet Retief from the Africa/Johannesburg zone (SAST, UTC+02:00); the city carries roughly 84.3K residents and ranks #89 among curated África do Sul entries.
The coordinates 27.01°S, 30.81°E put Piet Retief roughly 2998 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 06:21 AM and sets around 05:26 PM in Piet Retief — about 11h 5m of daylight. África do Sul stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Driefontein (38 km from Piet Retief) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for África do Sul.
Piet Retief 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 Piet Retief.
Piet Retief, officially eMkhondo, is a town situated in a timber-growing region in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It is the seat of the Mkhondo Local Municipality. It is located just west of the Eswatini border.
Distance-wise, Piet Retief is closest to Dubai (~6,370 km), São Paulo (~7,668 km), Singapore (~8,400 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 16,962 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Piet Retief sits inside África do Sul — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Around Piet Retief, the nearest mapped reference cities are Driefontein (38 km), Frischgewaagd (45 km), Fernie (69 km), Lobamba (71 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for SAST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Piet Retief: 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 Piet Retief: JNB Johannesburg (273 km), DUR Durban (291 km), HLA Johannesburg (311 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
O.R. Tambo International AirportJNB
Johannesburg · 273 km from Piet Retief
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 6m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 291 km from Piet Retief
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 7m
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 311 km from Piet Retief
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 9m
Polokwane International AirportPTG
Polokwane · 377 km from Piet Retief
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 14m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 500 km from Piet Retief
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
2 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 12:26 PM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 07:26 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 04:26 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 03:26 PM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 07:26 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 08:26 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 09:26 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 08:26 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Driefontein
África do Sul
Approx. 38 km away
Frischgewaagd
África do Sul
Approx. 45 km away
Fernie
África do Sul
Approx. 69 km away
Lobamba
Essuatíni
Approx. 71 km away
Empuluzu
África do Sul
Approx. 78 km away
Manzini
Essuatíni
Approx. 80 km away
Redhill
África do Sul
Approx. 83 km away
Mbabane
Essuatíni
Approx. 83 km away
Piet Retief está no fuso horário Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), com um deslocamento UTC de +02:00.
Piet Retief não está atualmente observando o Horário de Verão.
O deslocamento UTC atual para Piet Retief é UTC+02:00.
Piet Retief sits at 27.01°S, 30.81°E in África do Sul, with about 84.3K residents (rank #89 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Piet Retief is Dubai, about 6,370 km away as the crow flies.
Driefontein is the closest indexed city, roughly 38 km from Piet Retief.
O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is the closest curated airport reference, about 273 km from Piet Retief.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in África do Sul, on sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026.