Right now, local time in Fara Department is 15:35 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Fara Department ranks #26967 worldwide by population and #54 in Burkina Faso.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Ouagadougou GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 43m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 27m (winter) – 12h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Fara Department — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.5294° N, 2.7680° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Boucle du Mouhoun
- Country
- 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
- Population
- 20,434 · #26967 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Fara Department through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.53° S, 177.23° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ahau, Fiji, about 110 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:35 GMT+12 (Pacific/Fiji)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Fara Department today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 70.7° from north (ENE (71°))
Full prayer timetable for Fara Department — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Fara Department sits in the Africa/Ouagadougou time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 113 cities we cover in Burkina Faso.
Fara Department's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,178 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,390 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.53° N, 2.77° W, 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 | 07:35 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:35 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 12:35 | −3h |
| London | 15:35 | same time |
| Paris | 16:35 | +1h |
| Moscow | 18:35 | +3h |
| Dubai | 19:35 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 21:05 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:35 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 23:35 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 00:35 | +9h |
| Sydney | 02:35 | +11h |
Best time to call Fara Department
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Fara Department local time:
Cities sharing Fara Department's time zone
Other cities in Burkina Faso
- Ouagadougou15:35
- Bobo-Dioulasso15:35
- Koudougou15:35
- Saaba15:35
- Ouahigouya15:35
- Kaya15:35
- Banfora15:35
- Pouytenga15:35
- Houndé15:35
- Fada N'gourma15:35
- Nioko I15:35
- Dédougou15:35
Distances from Fara Department
| Paris | 4,178 km | N (6°) |
| London | 4,452 km | N (3°) |
| Moscow | 6,025 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 6,161 km | SW (231°) |
| Dubai | 6,267 km | ENE (67°) |
| Mumbai | 8,099 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 8,733 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,534 km | NW (310°) |
| Singapore | 11,782 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,182 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 13,450 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 16,390 km | SE (137°) |
Cities near Fara Department
FAQ
What time is it in Fara Department right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Fara Department (Burkina Faso), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Fara Department in?
Fara Department runs on the Africa/Ouagadougou IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Fara Department observe daylight saving time?
Fara Department does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Fara Department today?
Fara Department sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Fara Department tonight?
The moon phase over Fara Department tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Fara Department?
The antipode of Fara Department — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.53° S, 177.23° E. It falls on land, near Ahau, Fiji, about 110 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Fara Department?
Fara Department lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Fara Department?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Fara Department, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.