Right now, local time in El Matama is 03:42 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Matama ranks #41443 worldwide by population and #84 in Sudan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Khartoum GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 29m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day length
- 11h 30m
- Solar noon
- 11:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 08m (winter) – 13h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Matama — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 16.7095° N, 33.3565° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- River Nile
- Country
- 🇸🇩 Sudan
- Population
- 11,366 · #41443 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Matama through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 16.71° S, 146.64° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tautira, French Polynesia, about 291 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:42 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Matama today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:25
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Dhuhr
- 11:31
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 18:27
- Qibla direction
- 51.4° from north (NE (51°))
Full prayer timetable for El Matama — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Matama sits in the Africa/Khartoum time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 112 cities we cover in Sudan.
El Matama's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,464 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,619 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.71° N, 33.36° 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 | 17:42 | −10h |
| Chicago | 19:42 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 22:42 | −5h |
| London | 01:42 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:42 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:42 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:42 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:12 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:42 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:42 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:42 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:42 | +9h |
Best time to call El Matama
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Matama local time:
Cities sharing El Matama's time zone
Other cities in Sudan
- Khartoum03:42
- Omdurman03:42
- Khartoum North03:42
- Nyala03:42
- Port Sudan03:42
- Kassala03:42
- El Obeid03:42
- Al Qadarif03:42
- Kosti03:42
- Wad Medani03:42
- El Daein03:42
- El Fasher03:42
Distances from El Matama
| Dubai | 2,464 km | ENE (64°) |
| Mumbai | 4,180 km | E (80°) |
| Moscow | 4,357 km | N (4°) |
| Paris | 4,540 km | NNW (329°) |
| London | 4,866 km | NNW (330°) |
| Singapore | 7,885 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,393 km | ENE (71°) |
| São Paulo | 9,767 km | WSW (245°) |
| Tokyo | 10,333 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 11,129 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,580 km | ESE (120°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,619 km | NNW (332°) |
Cities near El Matama
- Shendi9 km · 03:42
- Ad-Damir119 km · 03:42
- Atbara129 km · 03:42
- Khartoum North147 km · 03:42
- Burri Al Shreef148 km · 03:42
- Garden City149 km · 03:42
- Burri Al Lamab149 km · 03:42
- Burri Al Drayssah149 km · 03:42
FAQ
What time is it in El Matama right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Matama (Sudan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Matama in?
El Matama runs on the Africa/Khartoum IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does El Matama observe daylight saving time?
El Matama does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Matama today?
El Matama sees sunrise at 05:46 and sunset at 17:16 today, giving 11h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Matama tonight?
The moon phase over El Matama tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Matama?
The antipode of El Matama — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 16.71° S, 146.64° W. It falls on land, near Tautira, French Polynesia, about 291 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Matama?
El Matama lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Matama?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Matama, clocks run about 29 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.