Right now, local time in Giriftu is 04:13 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Giriftu ranks #52280 worldwide by population and #189 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 03m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 12h 00m (winter) – 12h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Giriftu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.0004° N, 39.7519° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Wajir County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 7,935 · #52280 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Giriftu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.00° S, 140.25° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 769 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Giriftu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:52
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 0.2° from north (N (0°))
Full prayer timetable for Giriftu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Giriftu sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Giriftu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,077 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,393 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.00° N, 39.75° 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 | 18:13 | −10h |
| Chicago | 20:13 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 22:13 | −6h |
| London | 01:13 | −3h |
| Paris | 02:13 | −2h |
| Moscow | 04:13 | same time |
| Dubai | 05:13 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 06:43 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:13 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 09:13 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 10:13 | +6h |
| Sydney | 12:13 | +8h |
Best time to call Giriftu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Giriftu local time:
Cities sharing Giriftu's time zone
Distances from Giriftu
| Dubai | 3,077 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 4,070 km | ENE (60°) |
| Moscow | 5,981 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 6,308 km | NNW (331°) |
| London | 6,638 km | NNW (332°) |
| Singapore | 7,121 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,321 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,728 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,772 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,103 km | SE (125°) |
| Chicago | 12,828 km | NW (319°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,393 km | NNW (332°) |
Cities near Giriftu
FAQ
What time is it in Giriftu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Giriftu (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Giriftu in?
Giriftu runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Giriftu observe daylight saving time?
Giriftu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Giriftu today?
Giriftu sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Giriftu tonight?
The moon phase over Giriftu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Giriftu?
The antipode of Giriftu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.00° S, 140.25° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 769 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Giriftu?
Giriftu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Giriftu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Giriftu, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.