Right now, local time in Bwiam is 14:35 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bwiam ranks #79727 worldwide by population and #68 in Gambia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Banjul GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 49m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Day length
- 11h 39m
- Solar noon
- 12:49
- Daylight range
- 11h 21m (winter) – 12h 54m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bwiam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bwiam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.24° S, 163.91° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 346 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:35 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bwiam today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:46
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:49
- Asr
- 16:08
- Maghrib
- 18:37
- Isha
- 19:45
- Qibla direction
- 73.0° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for Bwiam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bwiam sits in the Africa/Banjul 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 126 cities we cover in Gambia.
Bwiam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,308 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,386 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.24° N, 16.09° 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 | 06:35 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:35 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:35 | −3h |
| London | 14:35 | same time |
| Paris | 15:35 | +1h |
| Moscow | 17:35 | +3h |
| Dubai | 18:35 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 20:05 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:35 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 22:35 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 23:35 | +9h |
| Sydney | 01:35 | +11h |
Best time to call Bwiam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bwiam local time:
Cities sharing Bwiam's time zone
Other cities in Gambia
- Serekunda14:35
- Brikama14:35
- Bununka Kunda14:35
- Sukuta14:35
- Talinding14:35
- Faji Kunda14:35
- Bakau14:35
- Banjul14:35
- Nema Kunku14:35
- Farafenni14:35
- Bakau New Town14:35
- Busumbala14:35
Distances from Bwiam
| Paris | 4,308 km | NNE (19°) |
| London | 4,491 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 5,269 km | SW (219°) |
| Moscow | 6,572 km | NNE (32°) |
| Chicago | 7,508 km | NW (310°) |
| Dubai | 7,533 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 9,424 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,273 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 13,196 km | E (81°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,306 km | NE (54°) |
| Tokyo | 14,008 km | NNE (24°) |
| Sydney | 17,386 km | SSE (153°) |
Cities near Bwiam
FAQ
What time is it in Bwiam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bwiam (Gambia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bwiam in?
Bwiam runs on the Africa/Banjul IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Bwiam observe daylight saving time?
Bwiam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bwiam today?
Bwiam sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 18:38 today, giving 11h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bwiam tonight?
The moon phase over Bwiam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bwiam?
The antipode of Bwiam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.24° S, 163.91° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 346 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bwiam?
Bwiam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bwiam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bwiam, clocks run about 49 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.