Right now, local time in Bako is 04:57 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bako ranks #17418 worldwide by population and #126 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 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 11h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bako — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.7833° N, 36.5667° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- South Ethiopia Regional State
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 34,100 · #17418 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bako through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.78° S, 143.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 506 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bako today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:09
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:22
- Qibla direction
- 11.1° from north (N (11°))
Full prayer timetable for Bako — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bako sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Bako's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,944 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,855 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.78° N, 36.57° 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 | 17:57 | −11h |
| Chicago | 19:57 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 22:57 | −6h |
| London | 01:57 | −3h |
| Paris | 02:57 | −2h |
| Moscow | 04:57 | same time |
| Dubai | 05:57 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:27 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:57 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 09:57 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 10:57 | +6h |
| Sydney | 12:57 | +8h |
Best time to call Bako
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bako local time:
Cities sharing Bako's time zone
Distances from Bako
| Dubai | 2,944 km | NE (41°) |
| Mumbai | 4,195 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,558 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 5,770 km | NNW (332°) |
| London | 6,102 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 7,476 km | E (91°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,491 km | ENE (68°) |
| São Paulo | 9,575 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,804 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,279 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 12,634 km | SE (125°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,855 km | NNW (331°) |
Cities near Bako
- Jinka17 km · 04:57
- Felege Neway67 km · 04:57
- Gīdolē90 km · 04:57
- Turmi91 km · 04:57
- Arba Minch112 km · 04:57
- Lobuni118 km · 04:57
- Konso118 km · 04:57
- Ch’ench’a122 km · 04:57
FAQ
What time is it in Bako right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bako (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bako in?
Bako runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Bako observe daylight saving time?
Bako does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bako today?
Bako sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 11h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bako tonight?
The moon phase over Bako tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bako?
The antipode of Bako — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.78° S, 143.43° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 506 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bako?
Bako lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bako?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bako, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.