Right now, local time in Bura is 23:26 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bura ranks #59149 worldwide by population and #208 in Kenya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 12h 03m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 68% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bura — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.0943° S, 39.9419° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Garissa County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 6,496 · #59149 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bura through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.09° N, 140.06° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,113 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bura today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:48
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 359.7° from north (N (360°))
Full prayer timetable for Bura — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bura sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Bura's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,364 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,705 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.09° S, 39.94° 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 | 13:26 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:26 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:26 | −6h |
| London | 20:26 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:26 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:26 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:26 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 01:56 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:26 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:26 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:26 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:26 | +8h |
Best time to call Bura
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bura local time:
Distances from Bura
| Dubai | 3,364 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 4,233 km | ENE (56°) |
| Moscow | 6,325 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 6,621 km | NNW (332°) |
| London | 6,953 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 7,108 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,436 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,609 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,958 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 11,885 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 13,101 km | NW (318°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,705 km | NNW (331°) |
Cities near Bura
FAQ
What time is it in Bura right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bura (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bura in?
Bura runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Bura observe daylight saving time?
Bura does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bura today?
Bura sees sunrise at 06:00 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bura tonight?
The moon phase over Bura tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 67.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bura?
The antipode of Bura — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.09° N, 140.06° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,113 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bura?
Bura lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bura?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bura, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.