Right now, local time in Dessie is 07:07 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dessie ranks #2233 worldwide by population and #10 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 28m (winter) – 12h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 54% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dessie — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.1333° N, 39.6333° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Amhara
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 270,400 · #2233 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dessie through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.13° S, 140.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atuona, French Polynesia, about 207 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 18:37 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dessie today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 1.0° from north (N (1°))
Full prayer timetable for Dessie — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dessie sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Dessie's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,277 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,474 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.13° N, 39.63° 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 | 20:07 | −11h |
| Chicago | 22:07 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 01:07 | −6h |
| London | 04:07 | −3h |
| Paris | 05:07 | −2h |
| Moscow | 07:07 | same time |
| Dubai | 08:07 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 09:37 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 12:07 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 12:07 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 13:07 | +6h |
| Sydney | 15:07 | +8h |
Best time to call Dessie
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dessie local time:
Cities sharing Dessie's time zone
Distances from Dessie
| Dubai | 2,277 km | NE (44°) |
| Mumbai | 3,667 km | ENE (72°) |
| Moscow | 4,965 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 5,423 km | NNW (328°) |
| London | 5,743 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 7,164 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,964 km | ENE (70°) |
| São Paulo | 10,126 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,176 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,039 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 12,680 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,474 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Dessie
FAQ
What time is it in Dessie right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dessie (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dessie in?
Dessie runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Dessie observe daylight saving time?
Dessie does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dessie today?
Dessie sees sunrise at 06:14 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dessie tonight?
The moon phase over Dessie tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 53.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dessie?
The antipode of Dessie — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.13° S, 140.37° W. It falls on land, near Atuona, French Polynesia, about 207 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dessie?
Dessie lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dessie?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dessie, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.