Right now, local time in Karuga is 21:28 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karuga ranks #103316 worldwide by population and #317 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 58% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karuga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karuga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.04° S, 143.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,064 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karuga today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:22
- Isha
- 19:29
- Qibla direction
- 8.9° from north (N (9°))
Full prayer timetable for Karuga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karuga sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Karuga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,469 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,388 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.04° N, 36.29° 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 | 10:28 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:28 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:28 | −6h |
| London | 18:28 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:28 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:28 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:28 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:58 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:28 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:28 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:28 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:28 | +8h |
Best time to call Karuga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karuga local time:
Cities sharing Karuga's time zone
Distances from Karuga
| Dubai | 3,469 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 4,512 km | ENE (60°) |
| Moscow | 6,197 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 6,326 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 6,662 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,509 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,760 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,288 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,211 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,287 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 12,734 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,388 km | NNW (328°) |
Cities near Karuga
- Nyahururu8 km · 21:28
- Subukia11 km · 21:28
- Mairo Inya13 km · 21:28
- Ol Joro Orok15 km · 21:28
- Kasuku21 km · 21:28
- Bahati27 km · 21:28
- Upper Gilgil28 km · 21:28
- Dundori33 km · 21:28
FAQ
What time is it in Karuga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karuga (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Karuga in?
Karuga runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Karuga observe daylight saving time?
Karuga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karuga today?
Karuga sees sunrise at 06:16 and sunset at 18:23 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karuga tonight?
The moon phase over Karuga tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 58.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karuga?
The antipode of Karuga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.04° S, 143.71° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,064 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karuga?
Karuga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karuga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karuga, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.