Helena in numbers
- Coordinates
- -31.2398, 26.7942
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 823 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Helena, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This page shows the time as it is now in Helena, Eastern Cape, South Africa, in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2).
Helena, South Africa
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Helena
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Helena.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:33 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 6:26 PM Daylight 12 h 53 min Night 11 h 07 min Civil twilight 5:08 AM – 6:50 PM
Weather in Helena right now
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Helena and its neighbours
Largest cities in Eastern Cape
Other places named Helena
- Helena Montana, United States
- Helena Alabama, United States
- Helena Arkansas, United States
- Helena Georgia, United States
- Helena Oklahoma, United States
Same time zone — Africa/Johannesburg
- Johannesburg South Africa
- Cape Town South Africa
- Durban South Africa
- Pretoria South Africa
- Soweto South Africa
- Gqeberha South Africa
Nearby places
- Denhaga — 1.9 km
- Veelsgeluk — 1.9 km
- Leeuwkop — 4.0 km
- Rooihoogte (2) — 5.2 km
- Van Zyls Kraal — 5.4 km
- Ventersdam — 5.9 km
Time and daylight in Helena
Helena shares its time with neighbouring Denhaga and Veelsgeluk.
The zone applied in Helena is Africa/Johannesburg with offset UTC+2. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
In Helena, first light arrives at 5:33 AM and the sun goes down at 6:26 PM. The day holds 12 h 53 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Helena follow?
- Local time in Helena follows Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Helena?
- Daylight saving time in Helena: No.
- At what hour does the sun set in Helena?
- At 6:26 PM.