Right now, local time in El Jem is 18:58 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Jem ranks #25895 worldwide by population and #102 in Tunisia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Tunis GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 9h 46m (winter) – 14h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Jem — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 35.3000° N, 10.7167° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mahdia Governorate
- Country
- 🇹🇳 Tunisia
- Population
- 21,544 · #25895 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Jem through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.30° S, 169.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,145 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Jem today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 14:59
- Maghrib
- 17:22
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 110.8° from north (ESE (111°))
Full prayer timetable for El Jem — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Jem sits in the Africa/Tunis time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 285 cities we cover in Tunisia.
El Jem's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,656 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,419 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.30° N, 10.72° 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 | 09:58 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:58 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:58 | −4h |
| London | 17:58 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:58 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:58 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:58 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:28 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:58 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:58 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:58 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:58 | +10h |
Best time to call El Jem
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Jem local time:
Cities sharing El Jem's time zone
- TunisTN
- SfaxTN
- SousseTN
- SukrahTN
- KairouanTN
- BizerteTN
- Sīdī ḤusaynTN
- Sakiet ed DaierTN
Other cities in Tunisia
- Tunis18:58
- Sfax18:58
- Sousse18:58
- Sukrah18:58
- Kairouan18:58
- Bizerte18:58
- Sīdī Ḥusayn18:58
- Sakiet ed Daier18:58
- El Mourouj18:58
- Aryanah18:58
- Gabès18:58
- Hammamet18:58
Distances from El Jem
| Paris | 1,656 km | NNW (338°) |
| London | 1,999 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 3,055 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 4,386 km | E (92°) |
| Mumbai | 6,306 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 8,083 km | NW (310°) |
| São Paulo | 8,901 km | SW (232°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,728 km | ENE (64°) |
| Singapore | 10,202 km | E (87°) |
| Tokyo | 10,516 km | NE (39°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,656 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 16,419 km | E (99°) |
Cities near El Jem
- Bou Merdès18 km · 18:58
- Souassi16 km · 18:58
- Hencha20 km · 18:58
- Amiret El Fhoul19 km · 18:58
- Amiret Touazra21 km · 18:58
- Kerker21 km · 18:58
- Dar Ali Ben Hassene22 km · 18:58
- Amiret Hajjaj24 km · 18:58
FAQ
What time is it in El Jem right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Jem (Tunisia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Jem in?
El Jem runs on the Africa/Tunis IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does El Jem observe daylight saving time?
El Jem does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Jem today?
El Jem sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 17:23 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Jem tonight?
The moon phase over El Jem tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Jem?
The antipode of El Jem — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.30° S, 169.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,145 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Jem?
El Jem lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Jem?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Jem, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.