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Mbabane

UTC+2

Eswatini · SAST

Winter
02:43:43Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:48↓ 17:0624:00
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
17:06
Daylight
10.3hrs
Population
95K
Season
Winter
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Mbabane, Eswatini runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Mbabane and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Mbabane lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Mbabane and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Mbabane lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Mbabane and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Mbabane lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Mbabane.

Practical Info

Mbabane (Eswatini) is home to roughly 95K people. Today brings about 10.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:48, sunset at 17:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 26° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

Eswatini

Eswatini

Capital

Mbabane 👑

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

SAST · Africa/Mbabane

Coordinates

26.32°S, 31.13°E

Currency

SZL (L)

Calling Code

+268

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

Swati, English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Kingdom With Two Capitals

Eswatini keeps Mbabane as its administrative capital and Lobamba as its legislative and royal one, about 20 km apart. It is one of the last absolute monarchies in the world and changed its name from Swaziland in 2018.

The clock: Mbabane keeps UTC+2 at around 1,240 metres, in hills cool enough to be a relief from the lowveld below.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

8h overlap
MbabaneUTC+2
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824