Right now, local time in Bakau New Town is 14:03 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bakau New Town ranks #19313 worldwide by population and #11 in Gambia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Banjul GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 51m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Day length
- 11h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:51
- Daylight range
- 11h 20m (winter) – 12h 55m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bakau New Town — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bakau New Town through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.47° S, 163.31° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kirakira, Solomon Islands, about 368 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:03 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bakau New Town today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:49
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Dhuhr
- 12:51
- Asr
- 16:10
- Maghrib
- 18:39
- Isha
- 19:48
- Qibla direction
- 73.1° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for Bakau New Town — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bakau New Town sits in the Africa/Banjul time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 126 cities we cover in Gambia.
Bakau New Town's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,305 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,439 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.47° N, 16.69° W, 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 | 06:03 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:03 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:03 | −3h |
| London | 14:03 | same time |
| Paris | 15:03 | +1h |
| Moscow | 17:03 | +3h |
| Dubai | 18:03 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 19:33 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:03 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 22:03 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 23:03 | +9h |
| Sydney | 01:03 | +11h |
Best time to call Bakau New Town
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bakau New Town local time:
Cities sharing Bakau New Town's time zone
Other cities in Gambia
- Serekunda14:03
- Brikama14:03
- Bununka Kunda14:03
- Sukuta14:03
- Talinding14:03
- Faji Kunda14:03
- Bakau14:03
- Banjul14:03
- Nema Kunku14:03
- Farafenni14:03
- Busumbala14:03
- Lamin14:03
Distances from Bakau New Town
| Paris | 4,305 km | NNE (20°) |
| London | 4,483 km | NNE (16°) |
| São Paulo | 5,249 km | SW (219°) |
| Moscow | 6,584 km | NNE (32°) |
| Chicago | 7,442 km | NW (310°) |
| Dubai | 7,583 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 9,477 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,205 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 13,256 km | E (81°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,343 km | NE (54°) |
| Tokyo | 14,010 km | NNE (24°) |
| Sydney | 17,439 km | SSE (154°) |
Cities near Bakau New Town
- Bakau1 km · 14:03
- Bakau Wasulun2 km · 14:03
- Kotu3 km · 14:03
- Latri Kunda3 km · 14:03
- Old Jeswang3 km · 14:03
- Kanifing3 km · 14:03
- New Jeshwang4 km · 14:03
- Dippa Kunda4 km · 14:03
FAQ
What time is it in Bakau New Town right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bakau New Town (Gambia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bakau New Town in?
Bakau New Town runs on the Africa/Banjul IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Bakau New Town observe daylight saving time?
Bakau New Town does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bakau New Town today?
Bakau New Town sees sunrise at 07:02 and sunset at 18:40 today, giving 11h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bakau New Town tonight?
The moon phase over Bakau New Town tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bakau New Town?
The antipode of Bakau New Town — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.47° S, 163.31° E. It falls on land, near Kirakira, Solomon Islands, about 368 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bakau New Town?
Bakau New Town lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bakau New Town?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bakau New Town, clocks run about 51 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.