Right now, local time in Jijiga is 08:16 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jijiga ranks #1252 worldwide by population and #2 in Ethiopia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 11h 35m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 74% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jijiga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.3500° N, 42.8000° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Somali
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 483,000 · #1252 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jijiga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.35° S, 137.20° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atuona, French Polynesia, about 208 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:46 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jijiga today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 347.0° from north (NNW (347°))
Full prayer timetable for Jijiga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jijiga sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Jijiga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,208 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,791 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.35° N, 42.80° 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 | 22:16 | −10h |
| Chicago | 00:16 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 02:16 | −6h |
| London | 05:16 | −3h |
| Paris | 06:16 | −2h |
| Moscow | 08:16 | same time |
| Dubai | 09:16 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 10:46 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 13:16 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 13:16 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 14:16 | +6h |
| Sydney | 16:16 | +8h |
Best time to call Jijiga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jijiga local time:
Cities sharing Jijiga's time zone
Distances from Jijiga
| Dubai | 2,208 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 3,408 km | ENE (68°) |
| Moscow | 5,180 km | N (356°) |
| Paris | 5,777 km | NNW (327°) |
| London | 6,091 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 6,805 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,707 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 10,016 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,364 km | WSW (247°) |
| Sydney | 12,281 km | ESE (123°) |
| Chicago | 12,408 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,791 km | NNW (338°) |
Cities near Jijiga
- Chinahsen27 km · 08:16
- Gedeb49 km · 08:16
- Babīlē53 km · 08:16
- Funyan Bīra53 km · 08:16
- Hartīshēk64 km · 08:16
- Tog Wajaale65 km · 08:16
- Felana69 km · 08:16
- Gorayacowl74 km · 08:16
FAQ
What time is it in Jijiga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jijiga (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Jijiga in?
Jijiga runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Jijiga observe daylight saving time?
Jijiga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jijiga today?
Jijiga sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jijiga tonight?
The moon phase over Jijiga tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 73.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jijiga?
The antipode of Jijiga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.35° S, 137.20° W. It falls on land, near Atuona, French Polynesia, about 208 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jijiga?
Jijiga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jijiga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jijiga, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.