Right now, local time in Kikuyu is 21:00 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kikuyu ranks #1859 worldwide by population and #8 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 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 12h 03m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kikuyu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.2463° S, 36.6629° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 323,881 · #1859 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kikuyu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.25° N, 143.34° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,185 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kikuyu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:37
- Maghrib
- 18:22
- Isha
- 19:29
- Qibla direction
- 7.6° from north (N (8°))
Full prayer timetable for Kikuyu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kikuyu sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Kikuyu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,565 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,531 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.25° S, 36.66° 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 | 10:00 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:00 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:00 | −6h |
| London | 18:00 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:00 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:00 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:00 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:30 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:00 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:00 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:00 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:00 | +8h |
Best time to call Kikuyu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kikuyu local time:
Cities sharing Kikuyu's time zone
Distances from Kikuyu
| Dubai | 3,565 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 4,550 km | ENE (58°) |
| Moscow | 6,339 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 6,472 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 6,809 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,472 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,778 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,269 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,263 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,169 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,867 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,531 km | NNW (327°) |
Cities near Kikuyu
FAQ
What time is it in Kikuyu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kikuyu (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kikuyu in?
Kikuyu runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kikuyu observe daylight saving time?
Kikuyu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kikuyu today?
Kikuyu sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 18:22 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kikuyu tonight?
The moon phase over Kikuyu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kikuyu?
The antipode of Kikuyu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.25° N, 143.34° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,185 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kikuyu?
Kikuyu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kikuyu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kikuyu, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.