Right now, local time in Bawku is 15:12 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bawku ranks #8182 worldwide by population and #29 in Ghana.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Accra GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 15m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Day length
- 11h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:45
- Daylight range
- 11h 29m (winter) – 12h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bawku — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.0593° N, 0.2425° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Upper East
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Population
- 76,459 · #8182 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bawku through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.06° S, 179.76° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Funafuti, Tuvalu, about 289 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:12 GMT+12 (Pacific/Funafuti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bawku today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:41
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:46
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 18:44
- Qibla direction
- 69.7° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Bawku — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bawku sits in the Africa/Accra time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 119 cities we cover in Ghana.
Bawku's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,210 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,163 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.06° N, 0.24° 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 | 07:12 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:12 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 12:12 | −3h |
| London | 15:12 | same time |
| Paris | 16:12 | +1h |
| Moscow | 18:12 | +3h |
| Dubai | 19:12 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 20:42 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:12 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 23:12 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 00:12 | +9h |
| Sydney | 02:12 | +11h |
Best time to call Bawku
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bawku local time:
Cities sharing Bawku's time zone
Distances from Bawku
| Paris | 4,210 km | N (3°) |
| London | 4,498 km | N (0°) |
| Moscow | 5,951 km | NNE (25°) |
| Dubai | 6,034 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 6,343 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 7,850 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 8,975 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 11,512 km | E (86°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,778 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,965 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 13,329 km | NE (37°) |
| Sydney | 16,163 km | SE (136°) |
Cities near Bawku
FAQ
What time is it in Bawku right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bawku (Ghana), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bawku in?
Bawku runs on the Africa/Accra IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Bawku observe daylight saving time?
Bawku does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bawku today?
Bawku sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 17:37 today, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bawku tonight?
The moon phase over Bawku tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bawku?
The antipode of Bawku — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.06° S, 179.76° E. It falls on land, near Funafuti, Tuvalu, about 289 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bawku?
Bawku lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bawku?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bawku, clocks run about 15 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.