Right now, local time in Benguela is 11:12 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Benguela ranks #1059 worldwide by population and #12 in Angola.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Luanda GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 33m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 11h 23m (winter) – 12h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 72% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Benguela — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Benguela through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.58° N, 166.60° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, 1,248 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Benguela today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:20
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 14:59
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 37.6° from north (NE (38°))
Full prayer timetable for Benguela — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Benguela sits in the Africa/Luanda time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 33m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 565 cities we cover in Angola.
Benguela's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,189 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,594 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.58° S, 13.40° 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 | 03:12 | −8h |
| Chicago | 05:12 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 07:12 | −4h |
| London | 10:12 | −1h |
| Paris | 11:12 | same time |
| Moscow | 13:12 | +2h |
| Dubai | 14:12 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 15:42 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:12 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 18:12 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 19:12 | +8h |
| Sydney | 21:12 | +10h |
Best time to call Benguela
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Benguela local time:
Cities sharing Benguela's time zone
Distances from Benguela
| Dubai | 6,189 km | NE (47°) |
| São Paulo | 6,419 km | WSW (250°) |
| Paris | 6,918 km | N (352°) |
| London | 7,245 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 7,400 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 7,927 km | NNE (14°) |
| Singapore | 10,086 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,626 km | ENE (70°) |
| Chicago | 11,845 km | NW (310°) |
| Sydney | 13,190 km | SE (141°) |
| Tokyo | 14,077 km | NE (55°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,594 km | NW (305°) |
Cities near Benguela
- Zone (Zona) E1 km · 11:12
- Navegantes2 km · 11:12
- Praia Bebe22 km · 11:12
- Catumbela23 km · 11:12
- Baía Farta23 km · 11:12
- Lobito28 km · 11:12
- Biópio38 km · 11:12
- Dombe Grande53 km · 11:12
FAQ
What time is it in Benguela right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Benguela (Angola), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Benguela in?
Benguela runs on the Africa/Luanda IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Benguela observe daylight saving time?
Benguela does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Benguela today?
Benguela sees sunrise at 05:34 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Benguela tonight?
The moon phase over Benguela tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Benguela?
The antipode of Benguela — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.58° N, 166.60° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,248 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Benguela?
Benguela lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Benguela?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Benguela, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.