Your time, clearly
Johannesburg does not change its clocks
No clock change
Johannesburg
- UTC offset now
- 2 hours
- Current local time
- 04:01
- Time zone name
- SAST
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 6 hours ahead
Johannesburg does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Saturday, March 18, 1944. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Saturday, March 18, 1944 at 23:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Johannesburg with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: March 18, 1944
- Johannesburg moved from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. The recorded change was at 23:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 19, 1943
- Johannesburg moved from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00. The recorded change was at 00:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 20, 1943
- Johannesburg moved from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. The recorded change was at 23:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 20, 1942
- Johannesburg moved from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00. The recorded change was at 00:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: February 28, 1903
- Johannesburg moved from UTC+01:30 to UTC+02:00. The recorded change was at 22:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: February 7, 1892
- Johannesburg moved from UTC+01:52 to UTC+01:30. The recorded change was at 22:08 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Johannesburg, it is 2:00 AM on January 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Johannesburg is 7 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Johannesburg, it is 3:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Johannesburg is 6 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Johannesburg, it is 3:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Johannesburg is 6 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Johannesburg, it is 3:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Johannesburg is 6 hours ahead on this date.