Right now, local time in El Tarf is 12:55 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Tarf ranks #37135 worldwide by population and #300 in Algeria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 9h 38m (winter) – 14h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Tarf — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 36.7672° N, 8.3138° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- El Tarf
- Country
- 🇩🇿 Algeria
- Population
- 13,346 · #37135 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Tarf through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.77° S, 171.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 899 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Tarf today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 110.6° from north (ESE (111°))
Full prayer timetable for El Tarf — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Tarf sits in the Africa/Algiers time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 350 cities we cover in Algeria.
El Tarf's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,429 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,654 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.77° N, 8.31° 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 | 04:55 | −8h |
| Chicago | 06:55 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 08:55 | −4h |
| London | 11:55 | −1h |
| Paris | 12:55 | same time |
| Moscow | 14:55 | +2h |
| Dubai | 15:55 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 17:25 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:55 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 19:55 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 20:55 | +8h |
| Sydney | 22:55 | +10h |
Best time to call El Tarf
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Tarf local time:
Cities sharing El Tarf's time zone
- AlgiersDZ
- OranDZ
- ConstantineDZ
- AnnabaDZ
- BlidaDZ
- BatnaDZ
- Bab EzzouarDZ
- DjelfaDZ
Other cities in Algeria
- Algiers12:55
- Oran12:55
- Constantine12:55
- Annaba12:55
- Blida12:55
- Batna12:55
- Bab Ezzouar12:55
- Djelfa12:55
- Sétif12:55
- Sidi Bel Abbes12:55
- Biskra12:55
- Tébessa12:55
Distances from El Tarf
| Paris | 1,429 km | NNW (342°) |
| London | 1,770 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 3,046 km | NE (37°) |
| Dubai | 4,608 km | E (92°) |
| Mumbai | 6,519 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 7,812 km | NW (308°) |
| São Paulo | 8,837 km | SW (230°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,849 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,391 km | NW (318°) |
| Singapore | 10,408 km | E (86°) |
| Tokyo | 10,523 km | NE (38°) |
| Sydney | 16,654 km | E (96°) |
Cities near El Tarf
- El Kala18 km · 12:55
- Bou Hadjar35 km · 12:55
- Ghardimaou37 km · 12:55
- Aïne Draham33 km · 12:55
- Wadi Maliz39 km · 12:55
- Fernana36 km · 12:55
- Ben Mehidi36 km · 12:55
- Ben Metir39 km · 12:55
FAQ
What time is it in El Tarf right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Tarf (Algeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is El Tarf in?
El Tarf runs on the Africa/Algiers IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does El Tarf observe daylight saving time?
El Tarf does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Tarf today?
El Tarf sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 17:33 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Tarf tonight?
The moon phase over El Tarf tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Tarf?
The antipode of El Tarf — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.77° S, 171.69° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 899 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Tarf?
El Tarf lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Tarf?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Tarf, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.