Right now, local time in Aksum is 16:03 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Aksum ranks #6627 worldwide by population and #34 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 11h 37m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 11h 17m (winter) – 12h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Aksum — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 14.1211° N, 38.7234° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tigray
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 94,500 · #6627 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Aksum through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.12° S, 141.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 445 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:03 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Aksum today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 8.0° from north (N (8°))
Full prayer timetable for Aksum — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Aksum 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.
Aksum's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,128 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,130 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.12° N, 38.72° 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 | 05:03 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:03 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:03 | −6h |
| London | 13:03 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:03 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:03 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:03 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:33 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:03 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:03 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:03 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:03 | +8h |
Best time to call Aksum
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Aksum local time:
Cities sharing Aksum's time zone
Distances from Aksum
| Dubai | 2,128 km | NE (52°) |
| Mumbai | 3,673 km | ENE (77°) |
| Moscow | 4,631 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 5,090 km | NNW (327°) |
| London | 5,407 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 7,288 km | E (95°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,945 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 10,055 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,170 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 11,717 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 12,938 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,130 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Aksum
- Adwa20 km · 16:03
- Inda Silasē48 km · 16:03
- Intich’o49 km · 16:03
- Mai-Mne54 km · 16:03
- Indabaguna61 km · 16:03
- Ābīy Ādī68 km · 16:03
- Ādīgrat81 km · 16:03
- Mendefera86 km · 16:03
FAQ
What time is it in Aksum right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Aksum (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Aksum in?
Aksum runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Aksum observe daylight saving time?
Aksum does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Aksum today?
Aksum sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 11h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Aksum tonight?
The moon phase over Aksum tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Aksum?
The antipode of Aksum — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.12° S, 141.28° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 445 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Aksum?
Aksum lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Aksum?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Aksum, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.