Right now, local time in Fort Portal is 18:37 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Fort Portal ranks #10268 worldwide by population and #37 in Uganda.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Kampala GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 43m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Day length
- 12h 06m
- Solar noon
- 12:43
- Daylight range
- 12h 05m (winter) – 12h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Fort Portal — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.6617° N, 30.2748° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Region
- Country
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- Population
- 60,800 · #10268 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Fort Portal through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.66° S, 149.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 899 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Fort Portal today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:29
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:43
- Asr
- 16:03
- Maghrib
- 18:45
- Isha
- 19:52
- Qibla direction
- 23.5° from north (NNE (24°))
Full prayer timetable for Fort Portal — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Fort Portal sits in the Africa/Kampala time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 208 cities we cover in Uganda.
Fort Portal's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,834 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,948 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.66° N, 30.27° 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 | 07:37 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:37 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:37 | −6h |
| London | 15:37 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:37 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:37 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:37 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:07 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:37 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:37 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:37 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:37 | +8h |
Best time to call Fort Portal
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Fort Portal local time:
Cities sharing Fort Portal's time zone
Distances from Fort Portal
| Dubai | 3,834 km | NE (43°) |
| Mumbai | 5,069 km | ENE (64°) |
| Paris | 5,987 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 6,162 km | N (5°) |
| London | 6,329 km | NNW (338°) |
| Singapore | 8,177 km | E (89°) |
| São Paulo | 8,705 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,352 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 11,705 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,223 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 12,862 km | SE (128°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,948 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Fort Portal
FAQ
What time is it in Fort Portal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Fort Portal (Uganda), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Fort Portal in?
Fort Portal runs on the Africa/Kampala IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Fort Portal observe daylight saving time?
Fort Portal does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Fort Portal today?
Fort Portal sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 18:46 today, giving 12h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Fort Portal tonight?
The moon phase over Fort Portal tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Fort Portal?
The antipode of Fort Portal — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.66° S, 149.73° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 899 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Fort Portal?
Fort Portal lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Fort Portal?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Fort Portal, clocks run about 43 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.