Right now, local time in Abala is 18:47 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Abala ranks #22571 worldwide by population and #176 in Ethiopia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Day length
- 11h 37m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 17m (winter) – 12h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Abala — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 14.2333° N, 37.0000° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tigray
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 25,300 · #22571 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Abala through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.23° S, 143.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 485 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:47 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Abala today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:04
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 20.1° from north (NNE (20°))
Full prayer timetable for Abala — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Abala sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 37m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Abala's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,270 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,041 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.23° N, 37.00° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 07:47 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:47 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:47 | −6h |
| London | 15:47 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:47 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:47 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:47 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:17 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:47 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:47 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:47 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:47 | +8h |
Best time to call Abala
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Abala local time:
Cities sharing Abala's time zone
Distances from Abala
| Dubai | 2,270 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 3,851 km | ENE (77°) |
| Moscow | 4,618 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 4,980 km | NNW (328°) |
| London | 5,301 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 7,474 km | E (95°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,116 km | ENE (71°) |
| São Paulo | 10,005 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,196 km | NE (52°) |
| Chicago | 11,591 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 13,104 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,041 km | NNW (335°) |
Cities near Abala
FAQ
What time is it in Abala right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Abala (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Abala in?
Abala runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Abala observe daylight saving time?
Abala does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Abala today?
Abala sees sunrise at 06:28 and sunset at 18:05 today, giving 11h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Abala tonight?
The moon phase over Abala tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Abala?
The antipode of Abala — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.23° S, 143.00° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 485 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Abala?
Abala lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Abala?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Abala, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.