Right now, local time in Asmara is 16:43 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Asmara ranks #1045 worldwide by population — the largest city in Eritrea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Asmara 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
- 17:56
- Day length
- 11h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 11h 13m (winter) – 13h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Asmara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.3381° N, 38.9318° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Maekel
- Country
- 🇪🇷 Eritrea
- Population
- 563,930 · #1045 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Asmara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.34° S, 141.07° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 308 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:43 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Asmara today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 7.8° from north (N (8°))
Full prayer timetable for Asmara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Asmara sits in the Africa/Asmara time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Eritrea, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Asmara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,029 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,015 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.34° N, 38.93° 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 | 05:43 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:43 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:43 | −6h |
| London | 13:43 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:43 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:43 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:43 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:13 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:43 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:43 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:43 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:43 | +8h |
Best time to call Asmara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Asmara local time:
Cities sharing Asmara's time zone
Distances from Asmara
| Dubai | 2,029 km | NE (54°) |
| Mumbai | 3,622 km | ENE (79°) |
| Moscow | 4,496 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 4,990 km | NW (326°) |
| London | 5,303 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 7,278 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,880 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 9,956 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,245 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 11,625 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 12,988 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,015 km | NNW (337°) |
Cities near Asmara
FAQ
What time is it in Asmara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Asmara (Eritrea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Asmara in?
Asmara runs on the Africa/Asmara IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Asmara observe daylight saving time?
Asmara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Asmara today?
Asmara sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 11h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Asmara tonight?
The moon phase over Asmara tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Asmara?
The antipode of Asmara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.34° S, 141.07° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 308 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Asmara?
Asmara lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Asmara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Asmara, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.