Right now, local time in Jinja is 16:45 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jinja ranks #6725 worldwide by population and #24 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 32m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Day length
- 12h 06m
- Solar noon
- 12:32
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jinja — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.4390° N, 33.2032° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Region
- Country
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- Population
- 93,061 · #6725 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jinja through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.44° S, 146.80° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,199 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jinja today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Dhuhr
- 12:32
- Asr
- 15:51
- Maghrib
- 18:34
- Isha
- 19:41
- Qibla direction
- 16.7° from north (NNE (17°))
Full prayer timetable for Jinja — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jinja sits in the Africa/Kampala time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 208 cities we cover in Uganda.
Jinja's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,640 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,160 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.44° N, 33.20° 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 | 05:45 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:45 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:45 | −6h |
| London | 13:45 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:45 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:45 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:45 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:15 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:45 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:45 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:45 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:45 | +8h |
Best time to call Jinja
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jinja local time:
Cities sharing Jinja's time zone
Distances from Jinja
| Dubai | 3,640 km | NE (39°) |
| Mumbai | 4,791 km | ENE (62°) |
| Paris | 6,139 km | NNW (336°) |
| Moscow | 6,164 km | N (3°) |
| London | 6,479 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,852 km | E (89°) |
| São Paulo | 8,992 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,060 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,460 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,467 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 12,589 km | SE (127°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,160 km | NW (325°) |
Cities near Jinja
FAQ
What time is it in Jinja right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jinja (Uganda), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Jinja in?
Jinja runs on the Africa/Kampala IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Jinja observe daylight saving time?
Jinja does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jinja today?
Jinja sees sunrise at 06:29 and sunset at 18:34 today, giving 12h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jinja tonight?
The moon phase over Jinja tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jinja?
The antipode of Jinja — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.44° S, 146.80° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,199 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jinja?
Jinja lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jinja?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jinja, clocks run about 32 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.