Right now, local time in Ch’ench’a is 13:46 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ch’ench’a ranks #21035 worldwide by population and #157 in Ethiopia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 11h 46m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ch’ench’a — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.2500° N, 37.5667° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- South Ethiopia Regional State
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 27,500 · #21035 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ch’ench’a through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.25° S, 142.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taiohae, French Polynesia, about 392 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:16 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ch’ench’a today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:05
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Dhuhr
- 12:14
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 8.0° from north (N (8°))
Full prayer timetable for Ch’ench’a — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ch’ench’a sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Ch’ench’a's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,833 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,862 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.25° N, 37.57° 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 | 03:46 | −10h |
| Chicago | 05:46 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 07:46 | −6h |
| London | 10:46 | −3h |
| Paris | 11:46 | −2h |
| Moscow | 13:46 | same time |
| Dubai | 14:46 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 16:16 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:46 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 18:46 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 19:46 | +6h |
| Sydney | 21:46 | +8h |
Best time to call Ch’ench’a
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ch’ench’a local time:
Cities sharing Ch’ench’a's time zone
Distances from Ch’ench’a
| Dubai | 2,833 km | NE (40°) |
| Mumbai | 4,073 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,505 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 5,777 km | NNW (331°) |
| London | 6,107 km | NNW (332°) |
| Singapore | 7,367 km | E (91°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,369 km | ENE (69°) |
| São Paulo | 9,698 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,684 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,312 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 12,572 km | SE (124°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,862 km | NNW (332°) |
Cities near Ch’ench’a
FAQ
What time is it in Ch’ench’a right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ch’ench’a (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ch’ench’a in?
Ch’ench’a runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ch’ench’a observe daylight saving time?
Ch’ench’a does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ch’ench’a today?
Ch’ench’a sees sunrise at 06:17 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ch’ench’a tonight?
The moon phase over Ch’ench’a tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ch’ench’a?
The antipode of Ch’ench’a — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.25° S, 142.43° W. It falls on land, near Taiohae, French Polynesia, about 392 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ch’ench’a?
Ch’ench’a lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ch’ench’a?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ch’ench’a, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.