Right now, local time in Kandava is 03:59 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kandava ranks #87142 worldwide by population and #58 in Latvia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Riga GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Day length
- 9h 12m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 6h 42m (winter) – 17h 54m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kandava — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 57.0409° N, 22.7747° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tukums Municipality
- Country
- 🇱🇻 Latvia
- Population
- 3,232 · #87142 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kandava through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 57.04° S, 157.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,983 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kandava today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:14
- Asr
- 14:17
- Maghrib
- 16:47
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 153.5° from north (SSE (154°))
Full prayer timetable for Kandava — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kandava sits in the Europe/Riga time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 12m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 131 cities we cover in Latvia.
Kandava's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 923 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,395 km off. Its position on the globe is 57.04° N, 22.77° 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 | 18:59 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:59 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:59 | −5h |
| London | 01:59 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:59 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:59 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:59 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:29 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:59 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:59 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:59 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:59 | +9h |
Best time to call Kandava
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kandava local time:
Cities sharing Kandava's time zone
Distances from Kandava
| Moscow | 923 km | E (93°) |
| London | 1,600 km | WSW (257°) |
| Paris | 1,633 km | WSW (245°) |
| Dubai | 4,379 km | SE (130°) |
| Mumbai | 5,880 km | ESE (115°) |
| Chicago | 7,254 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,024 km | ENE (76°) |
| Tokyo | 8,136 km | NE (49°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,245 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 9,341 km | E (97°) |
| São Paulo | 11,030 km | WSW (240°) |
| Sydney | 15,395 km | ENE (79°) |
Cities near Kandava
FAQ
What time is it in Kandava right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kandava (Latvia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kandava in?
Kandava runs on the Europe/Riga IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kandava observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kandava today?
Kandava sees sunrise at 07:37 and sunset at 16:49 today, giving 9h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kandava tonight?
The moon phase over Kandava tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kandava?
The antipode of Kandava — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 57.04° S, 157.23° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,983 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kandava?
Kandava lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kandava?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kandava, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.