Right now, local time in Alençon is 15:54 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Alençon ranks #19057 worldwide by population and #303 in France.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 44m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 9h 53m
- Solar noon
- 12:44
- Daylight range
- 8h 18m (winter) – 16h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Alençon — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Alençon through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.43° S, 179.91° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 561 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Alençon today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:01
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Dhuhr
- 12:44
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 19:19
- Qibla direction
- 116.2° from north (ESE (116°))
Full prayer timetable for Alençon — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Alençon sits in the Europe/Paris time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 8941 cities we cover in France.
Alençon's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 172 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,132 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.43° N, 0.09° 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 | 06:54 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:54 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:54 | −4h |
| London | 14:54 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:54 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:54 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:54 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:24 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:54 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:54 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:54 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:54 | +10h |
Best time to call Alençon
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Alençon local time:
Cities sharing Alençon's time zone
- ParisFR
- MarseilleFR
- LyonFR
- ToulouseFR
- NiceFR
- NantesFR
- Marne La ValléeFR
- StrasbourgFR
Other cities in France
- Paris15:54
- Marseille15:54
- Lyon15:54
- Toulouse15:54
- Nice15:54
- Nantes15:54
- Marne La Vallée15:54
- Strasbourg15:54
- Bordeaux15:54
- Montpellier15:54
- Lille15:54
- Paris 15 Vaugirard15:54
Distances from Alençon
| Paris | 172 km | ENE (73°) |
| London | 342 km | N (357°) |
| Moscow | 2,652 km | ENE (58°) |
| Dubai | 5,401 km | E (98°) |
| Chicago | 6,530 km | WNW (299°) |
| Mumbai | 7,178 km | E (90°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,996 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 9,254 km | SW (222°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,792 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 9,841 km | NNE (32°) |
| Singapore | 10,901 km | E (79°) |
| Sydney | 17,132 km | ENE (67°) |
Cities near Alençon
- Saint-Paterne2 km · 15:54
- Damigny3 km · 15:54
- Valframbert4 km · 15:54
- Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis3 km · 15:54
- Arçonnay4 km · 15:54
- Champfleur6 km · 15:54
- Condé-sur-Sarthe4 km · 15:54
- Radon8 km · 15:54
FAQ
What time is it in Alençon right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Alençon (France), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Alençon in?
Alençon runs on the Europe/Paris IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Alençon observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Alençon today?
Alençon sees sunrise at 07:47 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 9h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Alençon tonight?
The moon phase over Alençon tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Alençon?
The antipode of Alençon — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.43° S, 179.91° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 561 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Alençon?
Alençon lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Alençon?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Alençon, clocks run about 44 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.