South Africa · KwaZulu-Natal
Current local time in Newcastle
Newcastle 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
Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
Newcastle 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
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Coordinates
- -27.76°, 29.93°
- Population
- 404,838
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Newcastle today
Computed from Newcastle'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
- 6:16 AM
- Sunset
- 5:43 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:00 PM
- Day length
- 11h 27m
- Civil dawn
- 5:49 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:10 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:44 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:15 PM
Newcastle time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Newcastle is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:06 PM | 9h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:06 PM | 1h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:06 AM | 2h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:06 AM | 7h behind |
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Newcastletime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Newcastle right now?
- Newcastle 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 Newcastle in?
- Newcastle 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 Newcastle observe daylight saving time?
- No. Newcastle 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 Newcastle today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:16 AM and sets at about 5:43 PM local time in Newcastle, giving roughly 11h 27m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:00 PM.
Working with Newcastle 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.