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Hlotse, Lesoto
05:03:29 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Maseru
Hlotse
Place in Leribe District, Lesotho
Hora local atual
05:03:29 PM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Fuso horário
SAST
Africa/Maseru · 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 Hlotse right now
Aeroporto mais próximo
No nearby airport
No indexed airport link is currently mapped near Hlotse
Aeroportos indexados
0
Curated airport references available for Lesoto
Snapshot at render time: 05:03:29 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Hlotse (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
10°C, Overcast
Feels like 9°C · Humidity 88% · Wind 9 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:34 AM to 05:35 PM
Day length 11h 1m · Solar noon 12:05 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Hlotse local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
44K
Coordinates
-28.87, 28.05
Timezone
Africa/Maseru
Aeroportos indexados
0
Capital
Maseru
Languages
English, Sotho
Currency
LSL (L), ZAR (R)
Country area
30,355 km²
Hlotse (rank #5 by population in this dataset) sits at Africa/Maseru (SAST, UTC+02:00) with roughly 44K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Lesoto.
The coordinates 28.87°S, 28.05°E put Hlotse roughly 3205 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 06:34 AM and sets around 05:35 PM in Hlotse — about 11h 1m of daylight. Lesoto stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Maputsoe (14 km from Hlotse) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with no airport pages currently indexed for Lesoto.
Hlotse 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/Maseru
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 Hlotse.
Hlotse is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial centre until Lesotho gained its independence. The population in 2016 was 38,558.
Distance-wise, Hlotse is closest to Dubai (~6,680 km), São Paulo (~7,351 km), Singapore (~8,700 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 16,781 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Hlotse sits inside Lesoto — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Maseru, languages English, Sotho, currency LSL (L), ZAR (R).
Around Hlotse, the nearest mapped reference cities are Maputsoe (14 km), Ficksburg (17 km), Butha-Buthe (23 km), Fouriesburg (32 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for SAST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Hlotse: Workers' Day, Ascension Day, Africa Day/ Heroes' Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Lesoto.
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
The current curated airport set does not expose a nearby airport block for Hlotse, so this page falls back to timezone and regional planning context instead of showing a broken travel panel.
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
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 | 04:03 PM | -1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 11:03 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 08:03 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 07:03 PM | +2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 11:03 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 12:03 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 01:03 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 12:03 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Maputsoe
Lesoto
Approx. 14 km away
Ficksburg
África do Sul
Approx. 17 km away
Butha-Buthe
Lesoto
Approx. 23 km away
Fouriesburg
África do Sul
Approx. 32 km away
Teyateyaneng
Lesoto
Approx. 42 km away
Hlohlolwane
África do Sul
Approx. 47 km away
Marquard
África do Sul
Approx. 64 km away
Ladybrand
África do Sul
Approx. 67 km away
Hlotse está no fuso horário Africa/Maseru (SAST), com um deslocamento UTC de +02:00.
Hlotse não está atualmente observando o Horário de Verão.
O deslocamento UTC atual para Hlotse é UTC+02:00.
Hlotse sits at 28.87°S, 28.05°E in Lesoto, with about 44K residents (rank #5 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Hlotse is Dubai, about 6,680 km away as the crow flies.
Maputsoe is the closest indexed city, roughly 14 km from Hlotse.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Lesoto, on sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026.
