Right now, local time in Garissa is 23:06 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Garissa ranks #3753 worldwide by population and #18 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 12h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Garissa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.4527° S, 39.6460° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Garissa County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 163,399 · #3753 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Garissa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.45° N, 140.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,042 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Garissa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 0.5° from north (N (0°))
Full prayer timetable for Garissa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Garissa 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.
Garissa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,318 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,627 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.45° S, 39.65° 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 | 13:06 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:06 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:06 | −6h |
| London | 20:06 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:06 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:06 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:06 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 01:36 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:06 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:06 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:06 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:06 | +8h |
Best time to call Garissa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Garissa local time:
Cities sharing Garissa's time zone
Distances from Garissa
| Dubai | 3,318 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 4,222 km | ENE (57°) |
| Moscow | 6,253 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 6,543 km | NNW (332°) |
| London | 6,875 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 7,138 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,438 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,608 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,943 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 11,954 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 13,026 km | NW (318°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,627 km | NNW (331°) |
Cities near Garissa
FAQ
What time is it in Garissa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Garissa (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Garissa in?
Garissa runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Garissa observe daylight saving time?
Garissa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Garissa today?
Garissa sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 12h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Garissa tonight?
The moon phase over Garissa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 77.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Garissa?
The antipode of Garissa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.45° N, 140.35° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,042 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Garissa?
Garissa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Garissa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Garissa, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.