Right now, local time in Koidu is 15:14 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Koidu ranks #4849 worldwide by population and #4 in Sierra Leone.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 28m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Koidu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.6439° N, 10.9714° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 128,030 · #4849 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Koidu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.64° S, 169.03° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 423 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:14 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Koidu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:28
- Asr
- 15:49
- Maghrib
- 18:22
- Isha
- 19:29
- Qibla direction
- 69.3° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Koidu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Koidu sits in the Africa/Freetown time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Sierra Leone.
Koidu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,642 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,669 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.64° N, 10.97° W, 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 | 07:14 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:14 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 12:14 | −3h |
| London | 15:14 | same time |
| Paris | 16:14 | +1h |
| Moscow | 18:14 | +3h |
| Dubai | 19:14 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 20:44 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:14 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 23:14 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 00:14 | +9h |
| Sydney | 02:14 | +11h |
Best time to call Koidu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Koidu local time:
Distances from Koidu
| Paris | 4,642 km | NNE (13°) |
| London | 4,868 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 5,275 km | SW (227°) |
| Moscow | 6,729 km | NNE (29°) |
| Dubai | 7,218 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,265 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,052 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,025 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 12,705 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,120 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 14,206 km | NNE (30°) |
| Sydney | 16,669 km | SSE (150°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Koidu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Koidu (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Koidu in?
Koidu runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Koidu observe daylight saving time?
Koidu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Koidu today?
Koidu sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 18:23 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Koidu tonight?
The moon phase over Koidu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Koidu?
The antipode of Koidu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.64° S, 169.03° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 423 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Koidu?
Koidu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Koidu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Koidu, clocks run about 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.