Right now, local time in Hastings is 14:02 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hastings ranks #68059 worldwide by population and #48 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 37m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:37
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hastings — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.3799° N, 13.1369° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Area
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 5,121 · #68059 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hastings through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.38° S, 166.86° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 286 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:02 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hastings today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:37
- Asr
- 15:57
- Maghrib
- 18:31
- Isha
- 19:38
- Qibla direction
- 69.4° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Hastings — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hastings 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.
Hastings's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,728 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,759 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.38° N, 13.14° 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 | 06:02 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:02 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:02 | −3h |
| London | 14:02 | same time |
| Paris | 15:02 | +1h |
| Moscow | 17:02 | +3h |
| Dubai | 18:02 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 19:32 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:02 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 22:02 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 23:02 | +9h |
| Sydney | 01:02 | +11h |
Best time to call Hastings
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hastings local time:
Cities sharing Hastings's time zone
Distances from Hastings
| Paris | 4,728 km | NNE (15°) |
| London | 4,941 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 5,084 km | SW (225°) |
| Moscow | 6,871 km | NNE (30°) |
| Dubai | 7,448 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,105 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,287 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,851 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 12,945 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,339 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 14,348 km | NNE (29°) |
| Sydney | 16,759 km | SSE (153°) |
Cities near Hastings
FAQ
What time is it in Hastings right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hastings (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hastings in?
Hastings runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Hastings observe daylight saving time?
Hastings does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hastings today?
Hastings sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 18:31 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hastings tonight?
The moon phase over Hastings tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hastings?
The antipode of Hastings — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.38° S, 166.86° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 286 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hastings?
Hastings lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hastings?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hastings, clocks run about 37 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.