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Time in Richards Bay, South Africa now

07:39:44

Saturday 21. March 2026, week 12

World Day for Glaciers / World Poetry Day / World Down Syndrome Day / End Racism Day / Harmony Day (Australia)

Sun: ↑ 05:56 ↓ 18:02 (12h 6m) - More info - Make Richards Bay time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Richards Bay

UTC +2

South Africa Standard Time (SAST)
now 6 hours ahead of New York

Richards Bay has not had daylight saving time since 1944.
The IANA time zone identifier for Richards Bay is Africa/Johannesburg.

Time difference
from Richards Bay

Los Angeles	−9 hours	−9 hours
Chicago	−7 hours	−7 hours
New York	−6 hours	−6 hours
Toronto	−6 hours	−6 hours
São Paulo	−5 hours	−5 hours
London	−2 hours	−2 hours
UTC	−2 hours	−2 hours
Lagos	−1 hours	−1 hours
Paris	−1 hours	−1 hours
Zurich	−1 hours	−1 hours
Cairo	0
Johannesburg	0
Istanbul	+1 hours
Moscow	+1 hours
Dubai	+2 hours
Mumbai	+3.5 hours
Hong Kong	+6 hours
Shanghai	+6 hours
Singapore	+6 hours
Tokyo	+7 hours
Sydney	+9 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Richards Bay

Sunrise: 05:56
Sunset: 18:02
Day length: 12h 6m
Solar noon: 11:59
The current local time in Richards Bay is 1 minute behind apparent solar time.

Richards Bay on the map

Location: South Africa
Latitude: -28.78. Longitude: 32.04
Population: 253,000

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