Right now, local time in Gaalkacyo is 06:09 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gaalkacyo ranks #10193 worldwide by population and #18 in Somalia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Mogadishu GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 25m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:35
- Daylight range
- 11h 44m (winter) – 12h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gaalkacyo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.7697° N, 47.4308° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mudug
- Country
- 🇸🇴 Somalia
- Population
- 61,200 · #10193 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gaalkacyo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.77° S, 132.57° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atuona, French Polynesia, 788 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gaalkacyo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:26
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Dhuhr
- 11:35
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:37
- Qibla direction
- 334.1° from north (NNW (334°))
Full prayer timetable for Gaalkacyo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gaalkacyo sits in the Africa/Mogadishu time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 75 cities we cover in Somalia.
Gaalkacyo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,220 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,232 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.77° N, 47.43° 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 | 19:09 | −11h |
| Chicago | 21:09 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 00:09 | −6h |
| London | 03:09 | −3h |
| Paris | 04:09 | −2h |
| Moscow | 06:09 | same time |
| Dubai | 07:09 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 08:39 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:09 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 11:09 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 12:09 | +6h |
| Sydney | 14:09 | +8h |
Best time to call Gaalkacyo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gaalkacyo local time:
Cities sharing Gaalkacyo's time zone
Distances from Gaalkacyo
| Dubai | 2,220 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 3,068 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 5,516 km | N (353°) |
| Singapore | 6,280 km | E (93°) |
| Paris | 6,297 km | NW (326°) |
| London | 6,603 km | NNW (328°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,333 km | ENE (69°) |
| Tokyo | 9,772 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,720 km | WSW (247°) |
| Sydney | 11,697 km | ESE (123°) |
| Chicago | 12,943 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,232 km | NNW (343°) |
Cities near Gaalkacyo
FAQ
What time is it in Gaalkacyo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gaalkacyo (Somalia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gaalkacyo in?
Gaalkacyo runs on the Africa/Mogadishu IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Gaalkacyo observe daylight saving time?
Gaalkacyo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaalkacyo today?
Gaalkacyo sees sunrise at 05:38 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gaalkacyo tonight?
The moon phase over Gaalkacyo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gaalkacyo?
The antipode of Gaalkacyo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.77° S, 132.57° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atuona, French Polynesia, roughly 788 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gaalkacyo?
Gaalkacyo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gaalkacyo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gaalkacyo, clocks run about 25 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.