Right now, local time in Keren is 20:25 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Keren ranks #8370 worldwide by population and #2 in Eritrea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Asmara GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 33m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 11h 11m (winter) – 13h 04m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Keren — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.7779° N, 38.4511° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Anseba
- Country
- 🇪🇷 Eritrea
- Population
- 74,800 · #8370 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Keren through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.78° S, 141.55° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 268 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:25 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Keren today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 12.8° from north (NNE (13°))
Full prayer timetable for Keren — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Keren sits in the Africa/Asmara time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 18 cities we cover in Eritrea.
Keren's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,044 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,950 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.78° N, 38.45° 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 | 09:25 | −11h |
| Chicago | 11:25 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 14:25 | −6h |
| London | 17:25 | −3h |
| Paris | 18:25 | −2h |
| Moscow | 20:25 | same time |
| Dubai | 21:25 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 22:55 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:25 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 01:25 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 02:25 | +6h |
| Sydney | 04:25 | +8h |
Best time to call Keren
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Keren local time:
Cities sharing Keren's time zone
Distances from Keren
| Dubai | 2,044 km | NE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 3,663 km | E (79°) |
| Moscow | 4,446 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 4,920 km | NNW (326°) |
| London | 5,235 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 7,334 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,913 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 9,967 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,218 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 11,555 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 13,057 km | ESE (120°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,950 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Keren
FAQ
What time is it in Keren right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Keren (Eritrea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Keren in?
Keren runs on the Africa/Asmara IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Keren observe daylight saving time?
Keren does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Keren today?
Keren sees sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Keren tonight?
The moon phase over Keren tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Keren?
The antipode of Keren — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.78° S, 141.55° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 268 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Keren?
Keren lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Keren?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Keren, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.