Right now, local time in Bla is 16:23 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bla ranks #17554 worldwide by population and #29 in Mali.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Bamako GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 39m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bla — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bla through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.95° S, 174.24° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ahau, Fiji, about 308 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:23 GMT+12 (Pacific/Fiji)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bla today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:05
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 72.5° from north (ENE (72°))
Full prayer timetable for Bla — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bla sits in the Africa/Bamako time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 94 cities we cover in Mali.
Bla's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,062 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,725 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.95° N, 5.76° 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 | 08:23 | −8h |
| Chicago | 10:23 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 13:23 | −3h |
| London | 16:23 | same time |
| Paris | 17:23 | +1h |
| Moscow | 19:23 | +3h |
| Dubai | 20:23 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 21:53 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:23 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 00:23 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 01:23 | +9h |
| Sydney | 03:23 | +11h |
Best time to call Bla
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bla local time:
Distances from Bla
| Paris | 4,062 km | N (9°) |
| London | 4,317 km | N (6°) |
| São Paulo | 6,019 km | SW (228°) |
| Moscow | 6,035 km | NNE (28°) |
| Dubai | 6,507 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 8,365 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 8,383 km | NW (310°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,182 km | NW (309°) |
| Singapore | 12,091 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,386 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 13,500 km | NNE (33°) |
| Sydney | 16,725 km | SE (139°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Bla right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bla (Mali), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bla in?
Bla runs on the Africa/Bamako IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Bla observe daylight saving time?
Bla does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bla today?
Bla sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bla tonight?
The moon phase over Bla tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bla?
The antipode of Bla — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.95° S, 174.24° E. It falls on land, near Ahau, Fiji, about 308 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bla?
Bla lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bla?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bla, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.