Right now, local time in Karatina is 16:51 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karatina ranks #24066 worldwide by population and #94 in Kenya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Day length
- 12h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karatina — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.4841° S, 37.1266° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Nyeri County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 23,552 · #24066 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karatina through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.48° N, 142.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,089 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karatina today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:19
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 6.7° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Karatina — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karatina sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 08m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Karatina's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,466 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,487 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.48° S, 37.13° 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 | 05:51 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:51 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:51 | −6h |
| London | 13:51 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:51 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:51 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:51 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:21 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:51 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:51 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:51 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:51 | +8h |
Best time to call Karatina
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karatina local time:
Cities sharing Karatina's time zone
Distances from Karatina
| Dubai | 3,466 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 4,462 km | ENE (59°) |
| Moscow | 6,254 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 6,419 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 6,754 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 7,418 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,697 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,350 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,171 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,178 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 12,840 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,487 km | NNW (328°) |
Cities near Karatina
FAQ
What time is it in Karatina right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karatina (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Karatina in?
Karatina runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Karatina observe daylight saving time?
Karatina does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karatina today?
Karatina sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 18:20 today, giving 12h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karatina tonight?
The moon phase over Karatina tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karatina?
The antipode of Karatina — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.48° N, 142.87° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,089 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karatina?
Karatina lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karatina?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karatina, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.