Right now, local time in Gulu is 21:26 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gulu ranks #3489 worldwide by population and #10 in Uganda.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Kampala GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 35m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Day length
- 12h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:35
- Daylight range
- 11h 58m (winter) – 12h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gulu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.7746° N, 32.2990° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Region
- Country
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- Population
- 177,400 · #3489 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gulu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.77° S, 147.70° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,083 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gulu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:35
- Asr
- 15:55
- Maghrib
- 18:35
- Isha
- 19:42
- Qibla direction
- 20.9° from north (NNE (21°))
Full prayer timetable for Gulu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gulu sits in the Africa/Kampala time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 01m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 208 cities we cover in Uganda.
Gulu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,508 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,890 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.77° N, 32.30° 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 | 10:26 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:26 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:26 | −6h |
| London | 18:26 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:26 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:26 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:26 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:56 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:26 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:26 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:26 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:26 | +8h |
Best time to call Gulu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gulu local time:
Cities sharing Gulu's time zone
Distances from Gulu
| Dubai | 3,508 km | NE (42°) |
| Mumbai | 4,764 km | ENE (65°) |
| Paris | 5,861 km | NNW (336°) |
| Moscow | 5,911 km | N (4°) |
| London | 6,201 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,948 km | E (90°) |
| São Paulo | 9,006 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,054 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 11,383 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,209 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 12,825 km | SE (126°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,890 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Gulu
FAQ
What time is it in Gulu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gulu (Uganda), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gulu in?
Gulu runs on the Africa/Kampala IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Gulu observe daylight saving time?
Gulu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gulu today?
Gulu sees sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 18:36 today, giving 12h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gulu tonight?
The moon phase over Gulu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gulu?
The antipode of Gulu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.77° S, 147.70° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,083 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gulu?
Gulu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gulu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gulu, clocks run about 35 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.