Right now, local time in Bu’aale is 16:52 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bu’aale ranks #30542 worldwide by population and #41 in Somalia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Mogadishu GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 12h 05m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 60% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bu’aale — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.0833° N, 42.5833° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Middle Juba
- Country
- 🇸🇴 Somalia
- Population
- 17,475 · #30542 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bu’aale through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.08° S, 137.42° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 920 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bu’aale today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:40
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 352.7° from north (N (353°))
Full prayer timetable for Bu’aale — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bu’aale sits in the Africa/Mogadishu time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 75 cities we cover in Somalia.
Bu’aale's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,015 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,625 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.08° N, 42.58° 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 | 05:52 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:52 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:52 | −6h |
| London | 13:52 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:52 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:52 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:52 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:22 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:52 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:52 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:52 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:52 | +8h |
Best time to call Bu’aale
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bu’aale local time:
Cities sharing Bu’aale's time zone
Distances from Bu’aale
| Dubai | 3,015 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 3,855 km | ENE (57°) |
| Moscow | 6,096 km | N (357°) |
| Paris | 6,550 km | NNW (330°) |
| Singapore | 6,808 km | E (89°) |
| London | 6,876 km | NNW (331°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,071 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,975 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,578 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 11,787 km | SE (125°) |
| Chicago | 13,110 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,625 km | NNW (335°) |
Cities near Bu’aale
FAQ
What time is it in Bu’aale right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bu’aale (Somalia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bu’aale in?
Bu’aale runs on the Africa/Mogadishu IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Bu’aale observe daylight saving time?
Bu’aale does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bu’aale today?
Bu’aale sees sunrise at 05:52 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 12h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bu’aale tonight?
The moon phase over Bu’aale tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 60.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bu’aale?
The antipode of Bu’aale — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.08° S, 137.42° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 920 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bu’aale?
Bu’aale lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bu’aale?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bu’aale, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.