Right now, local time in Giehun is 17:42 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Giehun ranks #93087 worldwide by population and #82 in Sierra Leone.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 28m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Giehun — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.5552° N, 11.0428° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 2,845 · #93087 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Giehun through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.56° S, 168.96° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 422 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:42 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Giehun today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:49
- Maghrib
- 18:22
- Isha
- 19:29
- Qibla direction
- 69.2° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Giehun — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Giehun sits in the Africa/Freetown time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Sierra Leone.
Giehun's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,653 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,665 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.56° N, 11.04° 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 | 09:42 | −8h |
| Chicago | 11:42 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 14:42 | −3h |
| London | 17:42 | same time |
| Paris | 18:42 | +1h |
| Moscow | 20:42 | +3h |
| Dubai | 21:42 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 23:12 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:42 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 01:42 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 02:42 | +9h |
| Sydney | 04:42 | +11h |
Best time to call Giehun
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Giehun local time:
Distances from Giehun
| Paris | 4,653 km | NNE (13°) |
| London | 4,880 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 5,263 km | SW (227°) |
| Moscow | 6,742 km | NNE (29°) |
| Dubai | 7,230 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,265 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,063 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,025 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 12,714 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,132 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 14,218 km | NNE (30°) |
| Sydney | 16,665 km | SSE (150°) |
Cities near Giehun
FAQ
What time is it in Giehun right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Giehun (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Giehun in?
Giehun runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Giehun observe daylight saving time?
Giehun does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Giehun today?
Giehun sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 18:23 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Giehun tonight?
The moon phase over Giehun tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Giehun?
The antipode of Giehun — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.56° S, 168.96° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 422 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Giehun?
Giehun lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Giehun?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Giehun, clocks run about 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.