Right now, local time in Āykel is 01:17 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Āykel ranks #17456 worldwide by population and #127 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
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 23m (winter) – 12h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Āykel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.5500° N, 37.0667° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Amhara
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 34,000 · #17456 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Āykel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.55° S, 142.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 509 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Āykel today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 16.2° from north (NNE (16°))
Full prayer timetable for Āykel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Āykel sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Āykel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,378 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,213 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.55° N, 37.07° 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 | 14:17 | −11h |
| Chicago | 16:17 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 19:17 | −6h |
| London | 22:17 | −3h |
| Paris | 23:17 | −2h |
| Moscow | 01:17 | same time |
| Dubai | 02:17 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 03:47 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:17 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 06:17 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 07:17 | +6h |
| Sydney | 09:17 | +8h |
Best time to call Āykel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Āykel local time:
Cities sharing Āykel's time zone
Distances from Āykel
| Dubai | 2,378 km | NE (51°) |
| Mumbai | 3,890 km | ENE (75°) |
| Moscow | 4,805 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 5,143 km | NNW (329°) |
| London | 5,466 km | NNW (330°) |
| Singapore | 7,453 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,173 km | ENE (70°) |
| São Paulo | 9,935 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,304 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 11,740 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 13,000 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,213 km | NNW (334°) |
Cities near Āykel
- K’ola Diba31 km · 01:17
- Gonder44 km · 01:17
- Tikil Dingay48 km · 01:17
- Maksenyit56 km · 01:17
- Amba Giorgis65 km · 01:17
- Dabat90 km · 01:17
- Ādīs Zemen92 km · 01:17
- Werota98 km · 01:17
FAQ
What time is it in Āykel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Āykel (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Āykel in?
Āykel runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Āykel observe daylight saving time?
Āykel does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Āykel today?
Āykel sees sunrise at 06:26 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Āykel tonight?
The moon phase over Āykel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Āykel?
The antipode of Āykel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.55° S, 142.93° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 509 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Āykel?
Āykel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Āykel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Āykel, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.