Right now, local time in Gogounou is 18:07 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gogounou ranks #35414 worldwide by population and #68 in Benin.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 33m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Day length
- 11h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:33
- Daylight range
- 11h 29m (winter) – 12h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gogounou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gogounou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.84° S, 177.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 292 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:07 GMT+12 (Pacific/Wallis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gogounou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:33
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:24
- Isha
- 19:32
- Qibla direction
- 68.7° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Gogounou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gogounou sits in the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Benin.
Gogounou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,228 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,907 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.84° N, 2.83° 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 | 09:07 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:07 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:07 | −4h |
| London | 17:07 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:07 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:07 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:07 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 22:37 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:07 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:07 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:07 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:07 | +10h |
Best time to call Gogounou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gogounou local time:
Cities sharing Gogounou's time zone
- CotonouBJ
- Abomey-CalaviBJ
- Porto-NovoBJ
- ParakouBJ
- GodomèBJ
- AbomeyBJ
- DjougouBJ
- BohiconBJ
Other cities in Benin
- Cotonou18:07
- Abomey-Calavi18:07
- Porto-Novo18:07
- Parakou18:07
- Godomè18:07
- Abomey18:07
- Djougou18:07
- Bohicon18:07
- Ekpé18:07
- Nikki18:07
- Malanville18:07
- Kandi18:07
Distances from Gogounou
| Paris | 4,228 km | N (359°) |
| London | 4,530 km | N (357°) |
| Dubai | 5,736 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,833 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 6,598 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 7,535 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 9,243 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 11,178 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,678 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,047 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,142 km | NE (39°) |
| Sydney | 15,907 km | SE (134°) |
Cities near Gogounou
FAQ
What time is it in Gogounou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gogounou (Benin), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gogounou in?
Gogounou runs on the Africa/Porto-Novo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gogounou observe daylight saving time?
Gogounou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gogounou today?
Gogounou sees sunrise at 06:41 and sunset at 18:25 today, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gogounou tonight?
The moon phase over Gogounou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gogounou?
The antipode of Gogounou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.84° S, 177.17° W. It falls on land, near Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 292 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gogounou?
Gogounou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gogounou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gogounou, clocks run about 33 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.