South Africa · Gauteng
Current local time in Heidelberg
Heidelberg keeps time on the Africa/Johannesburg zone, currently UTC+2. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Heidelberg, Gauteng
Heidelberg time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Coordinates
- -26.50°, 28.36°
- Population
- 85,858
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Heidelberg today
Computed from Heidelberg's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:22 AM
- Sunset
- 5:50 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:06 PM
- Day length
- 11h 28m
- Civil dawn
- 5:55 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:17 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:49 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:23 PM
Heidelberg time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Heidelberg is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:09 PM | 9h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:09 PM | 1h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:09 AM | 2h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:09 AM | 7h behind |
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Heidelbergtime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Heidelberg right now?
- Heidelberg is on Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC+2. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Heidelberg in?
- Heidelberg uses the IANA time zone Africa/Johannesburg, which is UTC+2 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Heidelberg observe daylight saving time?
- No. Heidelberg stays on UTC+2 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Heidelberg today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:22 AM and sets at about 5:50 PM local time in Heidelberg, giving roughly 11h 28m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:06 PM.
Working with Heidelberg time
Scheduling across Africa/Johannesburg is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.