Right now, local time in Daru is 14:00 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Daru ranks #62203 worldwide by population and #39 in Sierra Leone.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 28m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Day length
- 11h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 11h 39m (winter) – 12h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Daru — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.9898° N, 10.8422° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 5,958 · #62203 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Daru through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.99° S, 169.16° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 478 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:00 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Daru today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:28
- Asr
- 15:48
- Maghrib
- 18:22
- Isha
- 19:29
- Qibla direction
- 68.8° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Daru — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Daru sits in the Africa/Freetown time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Sierra Leone.
Daru's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,710 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,599 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.99° N, 10.84° 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 | 06:00 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:00 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:00 | −3h |
| London | 14:00 | same time |
| Paris | 15:00 | +1h |
| Moscow | 17:00 | +3h |
| Dubai | 18:00 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 19:30 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:00 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 22:00 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 23:00 | +9h |
| Sydney | 01:00 | +11h |
Best time to call Daru
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Daru local time:
Distances from Daru
| Paris | 4,710 km | NNE (13°) |
| London | 4,938 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 5,236 km | SW (227°) |
| Moscow | 6,786 km | NNE (29°) |
| Dubai | 7,235 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,323 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,061 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,080 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 12,698 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,145 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 14,261 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 16,599 km | SSE (150°) |
Cities near Daru
FAQ
What time is it in Daru right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Daru (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Daru in?
Daru runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Daru observe daylight saving time?
Daru does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Daru today?
Daru sees sunrise at 06:33 and sunset at 18:23 today, giving 11h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Daru tonight?
The moon phase over Daru tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Daru?
The antipode of Daru — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.99° S, 169.16° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 478 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Daru?
Daru lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Daru?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Daru, clocks run about 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.