Right now, local time in Embu is 05:11 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Embu ranks #9620 worldwide by population and #45 in Kenya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 12h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 12h 05m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Embu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.5399° S, 37.4574° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Embu County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 64,979 · #9620 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Embu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.54° N, 142.54° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,085 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Embu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:25
- Qibla direction
- 5.9° from north (N (6°))
Full prayer timetable for Embu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Embu sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 08m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Embu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,451 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,511 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.54° S, 37.46° 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 | 18:11 | −11h |
| Chicago | 20:11 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 23:11 | −6h |
| London | 02:11 | −3h |
| Paris | 03:11 | −2h |
| Moscow | 05:11 | same time |
| Dubai | 06:11 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:41 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:11 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 10:11 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 11:11 | +6h |
| Sydney | 13:11 | +8h |
Best time to call Embu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Embu local time:
Distances from Embu
| Dubai | 3,451 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 4,433 km | ENE (59°) |
| Moscow | 6,260 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 6,440 km | NNW (333°) |
| London | 6,776 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 7,382 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,666 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,381 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,145 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,145 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 12,869 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,511 km | NNW (328°) |
Cities near Embu
FAQ
What time is it in Embu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Embu (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Embu in?
Embu runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Embu observe daylight saving time?
Embu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Embu today?
Embu sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 12h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Embu tonight?
The moon phase over Embu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Embu?
The antipode of Embu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.54° N, 142.54° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,085 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Embu?
Embu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Embu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Embu, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.