Right now, local time in Kitui is 18:56 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kitui ranks #20090 worldwide by population and #85 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 12h 03m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kitui — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.3670° S, 38.0106° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kitui County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 29,062 · #20090 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kitui through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.37° N, 141.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,162 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kitui today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 4.4° from north (N (4°))
Full prayer timetable for Kitui — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kitui sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Kitui's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,497 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,622 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.37° S, 38.01° 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 | 07:56 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:56 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:56 | −6h |
| London | 15:56 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:56 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:56 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:56 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:26 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:56 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:56 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:56 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:56 | +8h |
Best time to call Kitui
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kitui local time:
Cities sharing Kitui's time zone
Distances from Kitui
| Dubai | 3,497 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 4,430 km | ENE (57°) |
| Moscow | 6,352 km | N (360°) |
| Paris | 6,550 km | NNW (333°) |
| London | 6,885 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 7,323 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,645 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,401 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,150 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,040 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,979 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,622 km | NNW (328°) |
Cities near Kitui
FAQ
What time is it in Kitui right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kitui (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kitui in?
Kitui runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kitui observe daylight saving time?
Kitui does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kitui today?
Kitui sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kitui tonight?
The moon phase over Kitui tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kitui?
The antipode of Kitui — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.37° N, 141.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,162 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kitui?
Kitui lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kitui?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kitui, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.