Right now, local time in Elat is 17:53 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Elat ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #511 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 12h 18m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 48m (winter) – 12h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Elat — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.6578° S, 132.9709° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Maluku
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Elat through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.66° N, 47.03° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Calçoene, Brazil, 559 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Elat today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:22
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 291.1° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Elat — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Elat sits in the Asia/Jayapura time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 18m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Elat's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 3,330 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,767 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.66° S, 132.97° 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 | 01:53 | −16h |
| Chicago | 02:53 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 05:53 | −12h |
| London | 08:53 | −9h |
| Paris | 09:53 | −8h |
| Moscow | 11:53 | −6h |
| Dubai | 12:53 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 14:23 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:53 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 16:53 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 17:53 | same time |
| Sydney | 19:53 | +2h |
Best time to call Elat
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Elat local time:
Cities sharing Elat's time zone
Distances from Elat
| Singapore | 3,330 km | WNW (283°) |
| Sydney | 3,657 km | SSE (151°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,724 km | NNW (327°) |
| Tokyo | 4,651 km | N (8°) |
| Mumbai | 7,128 km | WNW (294°) |
| Dubai | 9,048 km | WNW (297°) |
| Moscow | 10,862 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,088 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 13,346 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 13,347 km | NW (325°) |
| Chicago | 14,336 km | NE (39°) |
| São Paulo | 16,767 km | S (181°) |
Cities near Elat
FAQ
What time is it in Elat right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Elat (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Elat in?
Elat runs on the Asia/Jayapura IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Elat observe daylight saving time?
Elat does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Elat today?
Elat sees sunrise at 05:43 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Elat tonight?
The moon phase over Elat tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Elat?
The antipode of Elat — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.66° N, 47.03° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Calçoene, Brazil, roughly 559 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Elat?
Elat lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Elat?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Elat, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.