Right now, local time in Bassila is 15:28 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bassila ranks #13192 worldwide by population and #18 in Benin.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 38m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bassila — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bassila through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.01° S, 178.33° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, 530 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bassila today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Dhuhr
- 12:38
- Asr
- 15:58
- Maghrib
- 18:31
- Isha
- 19:38
- Qibla direction
- 66.8° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Bassila — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bassila sits in the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Benin.
Bassila's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,432 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,854 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.01° N, 1.67° 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 | 06:28 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:28 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:28 | −4h |
| London | 14:28 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:28 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:28 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:28 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:58 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:28 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:28 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:28 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:28 | +10h |
Best time to call Bassila
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bassila local time:
Cities sharing Bassila's time zone
- CotonouBJ
- Abomey-CalaviBJ
- Porto-NovoBJ
- ParakouBJ
- GodomèBJ
- AbomeyBJ
- DjougouBJ
- BohiconBJ
Other cities in Benin
- Cotonou15:28
- Abomey-Calavi15:28
- Porto-Novo15:28
- Parakou15:28
- Godomè15:28
- Abomey15:28
- Djougou15:28
- Bohicon15:28
- Ekpé15:28
- Nikki15:28
- Malanville15:28
- Kandi15:28
Distances from Bassila
| Paris | 4,432 km | N (1°) |
| London | 4,729 km | N (358°) |
| Dubai | 5,936 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 6,071 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 6,375 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 7,716 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 9,282 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 11,318 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,884 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,085 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,380 km | NE (39°) |
| Sydney | 15,854 km | SE (136°) |
Cities near Bassila
FAQ
What time is it in Bassila right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bassila (Benin), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bassila in?
Bassila runs on the Africa/Porto-Novo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bassila observe daylight saving time?
Bassila does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bassila today?
Bassila sees sunrise at 06:44 and sunset at 18:32 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bassila tonight?
The moon phase over Bassila tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bassila?
The antipode of Bassila — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.01° S, 178.33° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, roughly 530 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bassila?
Bassila lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bassila?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bassila, clocks run about 38 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.