Right now, local time in Franceville is 15:02 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Franceville ranks #4640 worldwide by population and #3 in Gabon.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Libreville GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 12h 02m (winter) – 12h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Franceville — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.6333° S, 13.5836° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Haut-Ogooué
- Country
- 🇬🇦 Gabon
- Population
- 132,895 · #4640 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Franceville through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.63° N, 166.42° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, 820 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Franceville today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:33
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 46.6° from north (NE (47°))
Full prayer timetable for Franceville — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Franceville sits in the Africa/Libreville time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 50 cities we cover in Gabon.
Franceville's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,393 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,086 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.63° S, 13.58° 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 | 06:02 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:02 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:02 | −4h |
| London | 14:02 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:02 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:02 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:02 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:32 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:02 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:02 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:02 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:02 | +10h |
Best time to call Franceville
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Franceville local time:
Cities sharing Franceville's time zone
- LibrevilleGA
- Port-GentilGA
- OwendoGA
- OyemGA
- MoandaGA
- NtoumGA
- LambarénéGA
- MouilaGA
Other cities in Gabon
- Libreville15:02
- Port-Gentil15:02
- Owendo15:02
- Oyem15:02
- Moanda15:02
- Ntoum15:02
- Lambaréné15:02
- Mouila15:02
- Akanda15:02
- Tchibanga15:02
- Bitam15:02
- Koulamoutou15:02
Distances from Franceville
| Dubai | 5,393 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 5,718 km | N (351°) |
| London | 6,049 km | N (350°) |
| Moscow | 6,744 km | NNE (15°) |
| Mumbai | 6,865 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 6,915 km | WSW (244°) |
| Singapore | 10,038 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 11,056 km | NW (312°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,165 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 13,307 km | NE (49°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,858 km | NW (311°) |
| Sydney | 14,086 km | SE (136°) |
Cities near Franceville
FAQ
What time is it in Franceville right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Franceville (Gabon), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Franceville in?
Franceville runs on the Africa/Libreville IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Franceville observe daylight saving time?
Franceville does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Franceville today?
Franceville sees sunrise at 05:45 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Franceville tonight?
The moon phase over Franceville tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Franceville?
The antipode of Franceville — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.63° N, 166.42° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, roughly 820 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Franceville?
Franceville lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Franceville?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Franceville, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.