Right now, local time in Cheptai is 10:53 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cheptai ranks #73937 worldwide by population and #251 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Day length
- 12h 05m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cheptai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.7997° N, 34.4778° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bungoma County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 4,419 · #73937 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cheptai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.80° S, 145.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,083 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cheptai today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 15:46
- Maghrib
- 18:28
- Isha
- 19:35
- Qibla direction
- 13.8° from north (NNE (14°))
Full prayer timetable for Cheptai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cheptai sits in the Africa/Nairobi 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 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Cheptai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,520 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,207 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.80° N, 34.48° 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 | 23:53 | −11h |
| Chicago | 01:53 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 04:53 | −6h |
| London | 07:53 | −3h |
| Paris | 08:53 | −2h |
| Moscow | 10:53 | same time |
| Dubai | 11:53 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 13:23 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 15:53 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 15:53 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 16:53 | +6h |
| Sydney | 18:53 | +8h |
Best time to call Cheptai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cheptai local time:
Cities sharing Cheptai's time zone
Distances from Cheptai
| Dubai | 3,520 km | NE (38°) |
| Mumbai | 4,647 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,118 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 6,162 km | NNW (335°) |
| London | 6,500 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,709 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,914 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,138 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,323 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 12,499 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,535 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,207 km | NNW (326°) |
Cities near Cheptai
FAQ
What time is it in Cheptai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cheptai (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cheptai in?
Cheptai runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Cheptai observe daylight saving time?
Cheptai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cheptai today?
Cheptai sees sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 18:29 today, giving 12h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cheptai tonight?
The moon phase over Cheptai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 52.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cheptai?
The antipode of Cheptai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.80° S, 145.52° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,083 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cheptai?
Cheptai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cheptai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cheptai, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.