Right now, local time in Kandi is 11:55 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kandi ranks #11092 worldwide by population and #12 in Benin.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 33m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Day length
- 11h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:33
- Daylight range
- 11h 28m (winter) – 12h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kandi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kandi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.13° S, 177.06° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 258 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:55 GMT+12 (Pacific/Wallis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kandi today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:33
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:24
- Isha
- 19:31
- Qibla direction
- 69.0° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Kandi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kandi sits in the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Benin.
Kandi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,195 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,921 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.13° N, 2.94° 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 | 02:55 | −9h |
| Chicago | 04:55 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 07:55 | −4h |
| London | 10:55 | −1h |
| Paris | 11:55 | same time |
| Moscow | 13:55 | +2h |
| Dubai | 14:55 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 16:25 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:55 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 18:55 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 19:55 | +8h |
| Sydney | 21:55 | +10h |
Best time to call Kandi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kandi local time:
Cities sharing Kandi's time zone
- CotonouBJ
- Abomey-CalaviBJ
- Porto-NovoBJ
- ParakouBJ
- GodomèBJ
- AbomeyBJ
- DjougouBJ
- BohiconBJ
Other cities in Benin
- Cotonou11:55
- Abomey-Calavi11:55
- Porto-Novo11:55
- Parakou11:55
- Godomè11:55
- Abomey11:55
- Djougou11:55
- Bohicon11:55
- Ekpé11:55
- Nikki11:55
- Malanville11:55
- Kérou11:55
Distances from Kandi
| Paris | 4,195 km | N (359°) |
| London | 4,498 km | N (357°) |
| Dubai | 5,712 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,799 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 6,626 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 7,515 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 9,231 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 11,165 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,653 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,034 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,109 km | NE (39°) |
| Sydney | 15,921 km | SE (133°) |
Cities near Kandi
- Angara-Débou25 km · 11:55
- Sam25 km · 11:55
- Gogounou35 km · 11:55
- Banikoara58 km · 11:55
- Goumori71 km · 11:55
- Ségbana86 km · 11:55
- Malanville95 km · 11:55
- Kérou97 km · 11:55
FAQ
What time is it in Kandi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kandi (Benin), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kandi in?
Kandi runs on the Africa/Porto-Novo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kandi observe daylight saving time?
Kandi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kandi today?
Kandi sees sunrise at 06:41 and sunset at 18:25 today, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kandi tonight?
The moon phase over Kandi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kandi?
The antipode of Kandi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.13° S, 177.06° W. It falls on land, near Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 258 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kandi?
Kandi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kandi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kandi, clocks run about 33 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.