Right now, local time in Barentu is 04:30 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Barentu ranks #32723 worldwide by population and #8 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 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 35m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 11h 14m (winter) – 13h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 55% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Barentu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.1058° N, 37.5907° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Gash-Barka
- Country
- 🇪🇷 Eritrea
- Population
- 15,891 · #32723 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Barentu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.11° S, 142.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 370 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:30 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Barentu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Dhuhr
- 12:14
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 18.2° from north (NNE (18°))
Full prayer timetable for Barentu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Barentu sits in the Africa/Asmara time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 18 cities we cover in Eritrea.
Barentu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,162 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,980 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.11° N, 37.59° 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 | 17:30 | −11h |
| Chicago | 19:30 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 22:30 | −6h |
| London | 01:30 | −3h |
| Paris | 02:30 | −2h |
| Moscow | 04:30 | same time |
| Dubai | 05:30 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:00 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:30 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 09:30 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 10:30 | +6h |
| Sydney | 12:30 | +8h |
Best time to call Barentu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Barentu local time:
Cities sharing Barentu's time zone
Distances from Barentu
| Dubai | 2,162 km | NE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 3,768 km | ENE (78°) |
| Moscow | 4,521 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 4,932 km | NNW (327°) |
| London | 5,250 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 7,419 km | E (95°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,024 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 10,086 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,103 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 11,556 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 13,099 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,980 km | NNW (335°) |
Cities near Barentu
FAQ
What time is it in Barentu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Barentu (Eritrea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Barentu in?
Barentu runs on the Africa/Asmara IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Barentu observe daylight saving time?
Barentu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Barentu today?
Barentu sees sunrise at 06:27 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Barentu tonight?
The moon phase over Barentu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 55.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Barentu?
The antipode of Barentu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.11° S, 142.41° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 370 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Barentu?
Barentu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Barentu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Barentu, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.