Right now, local time in Kidal is 15:13 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kidal ranks #15088 worldwide by population and #26 in Mali.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Bamako GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 21m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Day length
- 11h 27m
- Solar noon
- 11:39
- Daylight range
- 11h 01m (winter) – 13h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kidal — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kidal through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 18.44° S, 178.59° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tubou, Fiji, about 33 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:13 GMT+12 (Pacific/Fiji)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kidal today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:40
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Dhuhr
- 11:39
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:21
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 78.7° from north (ENE (79°))
Full prayer timetable for Kidal — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kidal sits in the Africa/Bamako time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 27m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 94 cities we cover in Mali.
Kidal's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,383 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,567 km off. Its position on the globe is 18.44° N, 1.41° 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 | 07:13 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:13 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 12:13 | −3h |
| London | 15:13 | same time |
| Paris | 16:13 | +1h |
| Moscow | 18:13 | +3h |
| Dubai | 19:13 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 20:43 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:13 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 23:13 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 00:13 | +9h |
| Sydney | 02:13 | +11h |
Best time to call Kidal
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kidal local time:
Distances from Kidal
| Paris | 3,383 km | N (1°) |
| London | 3,679 km | N (358°) |
| Moscow | 5,137 km | NNE (27°) |
| Dubai | 5,578 km | ENE (72°) |
| São Paulo | 6,998 km | SW (230°) |
| Mumbai | 7,466 km | ENE (77°) |
| Chicago | 8,574 km | NW (310°) |
| Singapore | 11,267 km | E (85°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,366 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,417 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 12,564 km | NE (36°) |
| Sydney | 16,567 km | SE (126°) |
Cities near Kidal
- Abeïbara83 km · 15:13
- Ti-n-Essako114 km · 15:13
- Aguelhok127 km · 15:13
- Tessalit200 km · 15:13
- Timiaouine226 km · 16:13
- Bourem249 km · 15:13
- Gao287 km · 15:13
- Ménaka300 km · 15:13
FAQ
What time is it in Kidal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kidal (Mali), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kidal in?
Kidal runs on the Africa/Bamako IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Kidal observe daylight saving time?
Kidal does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kidal today?
Kidal sees sunrise at 05:55 and sunset at 17:22 today, giving 11h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kidal tonight?
The moon phase over Kidal tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kidal?
The antipode of Kidal — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 18.44° S, 178.59° W. It falls on land, near Tubou, Fiji, about 33 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kidal?
Kidal lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kidal?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kidal, clocks run about 21 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.