Right now, local time in Dili is 04:26 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dili ranks #4082 worldwide by population — the largest city in Timor Leste.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Dili GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 22m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Day length
- 12h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dili — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.5586° S, 125.5736° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dili Municipality
- Country
- 🇹🇱 Timor Leste
- Population
- 150,000 · #4082 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dili through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.56° N, 54.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mariënburg, Suriname, about 306 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:26 GMT-3 (America/Paramaribo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dili today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:34
- Isha
- 19:42
- Qibla direction
- 291.8° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Dili — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dili sits in the Asia/Dili time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 24m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Timor Leste, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Dili's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 2,651 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,346 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.56° S, 125.57° 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 | 12:26 | −16h |
| Chicago | 14:26 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 16:26 | −12h |
| London | 19:26 | −9h |
| Paris | 20:26 | −8h |
| Moscow | 22:26 | −6h |
| Dubai | 23:26 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 00:56 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:26 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 03:26 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 04:26 | same time |
| Sydney | 06:26 | +2h |
Best time to call Dili
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dili local time:
Distances from Dili
| Singapore | 2,651 km | WNW (294°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,652 km | NNW (340°) |
| Sydney | 3,847 km | SE (141°) |
| Tokyo | 5,138 km | NNE (16°) |
| Mumbai | 6,540 km | WNW (298°) |
| Dubai | 8,474 km | WNW (299°) |
| Moscow | 10,666 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,945 km | NE (56°) |
| Paris | 13,114 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 13,166 km | NW (325°) |
| Chicago | 15,086 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 16,346 km | SSW (193°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Dili right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dili (Timor Leste), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Dili in?
Dili runs on the Asia/Dili IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Dili observe daylight saving time?
Dili does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dili today?
Dili sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 18:34 today, giving 12h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dili tonight?
The moon phase over Dili tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 77.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dili?
The antipode of Dili — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.56° N, 54.43° W. It falls on land, near Mariënburg, Suriname, about 306 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dili?
Dili lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dili?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dili, clocks run about 22 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.