Right now, local time in Kankan is 14:34 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kankan ranks #2787 worldwide by population and #4 in Guinea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Conakry GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 22m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Daylight range
- 11h 31m (winter) – 12h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kankan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.3854° N, 9.3057° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kankan Region
- Country
- 🇬🇳 Guinea
- Population
- 221,428 · #2787 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kankan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.39° S, 170.69° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Sola, Vanuatu, 517 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kankan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:21
- Qibla direction
- 70.5° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Kankan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kankan sits in the Africa/Conakry time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 83 cities we cover in Guinea.
Kankan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,413 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,735 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.39° N, 9.31° 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 | 06:34 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:34 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:34 | −3h |
| London | 14:34 | same time |
| Paris | 15:34 | +1h |
| Moscow | 17:34 | +3h |
| Dubai | 18:34 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 20:04 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:34 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 22:34 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 23:34 | +9h |
| Sydney | 01:34 | +11h |
Best time to call Kankan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kankan local time:
Cities sharing Kankan's time zone
Distances from Kankan
| Paris | 4,413 km | NNE (12°) |
| London | 4,648 km | N (9°) |
| São Paulo | 5,541 km | SW (227°) |
| Moscow | 6,471 km | NNE (29°) |
| Dubai | 6,974 km | ENE (67°) |
| Chicago | 8,275 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 8,819 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,054 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 12,504 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,864 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 13,946 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 16,735 km | SE (146°) |
Cities near Kankan
- Karfamoria6 km · 14:34
- Bate Nafadji32 km · 14:34
- Norassouba62 km · 14:34
- Kouroussa70 km · 14:34
- Mandiana72 km · 14:34
- Niandan Koro78 km · 14:34
- Sansando78 km · 14:34
- Tokonou97 km · 14:34
FAQ
What time is it in Kankan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kankan (Guinea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kankan in?
Kankan runs on the Africa/Conakry IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Kankan observe daylight saving time?
Kankan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kankan today?
Kankan sees sunrise at 06:29 and sunset at 18:14 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kankan tonight?
The moon phase over Kankan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kankan?
The antipode of Kankan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.39° S, 170.69° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Sola, Vanuatu, roughly 517 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kankan?
Kankan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kankan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kankan, clocks run about 22 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.