Right now, local time in Al Ghurayfah is 16:07 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Al Ghurayfah ranks #24167 worldwide by population and #46 in Libya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Tripoli GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 52m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Day length
- 11h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:52
- Daylight range
- 10h 28m (winter) – 13h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Al Ghurayfah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 26.5216° N, 13.0107° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Wadi al Hayat
- Country
- 🇱🇾 Libya
- Population
- 23,449 · #24167 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Al Ghurayfah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.52° S, 166.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Alofi, Niue, 883 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Al Ghurayfah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:53
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:53
- Asr
- 16:02
- Maghrib
- 18:25
- Isha
- 19:41
- Qibla direction
- 96.0° from north (E (96°))
Full prayer timetable for Al Ghurayfah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Al Ghurayfah sits in the Africa/Tripoli time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 08m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 119 cities we cover in Libya.
Al Ghurayfah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 2,649 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,944 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.52° N, 13.01° 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 | 06:07 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:07 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:07 | −5h |
| London | 14:07 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:07 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:07 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:07 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:37 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:07 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:07 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:07 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:07 | +9h |
Best time to call Al Ghurayfah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Al Ghurayfah local time:
Cities sharing Al Ghurayfah's time zone
Distances from Al Ghurayfah
| Paris | 2,649 km | NNW (342°) |
| London | 2,991 km | NNW (342°) |
| Moscow | 3,805 km | NNE (25°) |
| Dubai | 4,213 km | E (82°) |
| Mumbai | 6,140 km | E (84°) |
| São Paulo | 8,489 km | SW (234°) |
| Chicago | 8,886 km | NW (312°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,948 km | ENE (65°) |
| Singapore | 10,021 km | E (88°) |
| Tokyo | 11,119 km | NE (41°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,544 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 15,944 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Al Ghurayfah
FAQ
What time is it in Al Ghurayfah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Al Ghurayfah (Libya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Al Ghurayfah in?
Al Ghurayfah runs on the Africa/Tripoli IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Al Ghurayfah observe daylight saving time?
Al Ghurayfah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al Ghurayfah today?
Al Ghurayfah sees sunrise at 07:18 and sunset at 18:26 today, giving 11h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Al Ghurayfah tonight?
The moon phase over Al Ghurayfah tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Al Ghurayfah?
The antipode of Al Ghurayfah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.52° S, 166.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Alofi, Niue, roughly 883 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Al Ghurayfah?
Al Ghurayfah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Al Ghurayfah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Al Ghurayfah, clocks run about 52 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.