Right now, local time in Kossou is 19:29 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kossou ranks #69386 worldwide by population and #854 in Ivory Coast.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 53m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 43m (winter) – 12h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kossou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.0010° N, 5.4809° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Yamoussoukro
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Population
- 4,981 · #69386 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kossou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.00° S, 174.52° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Toga Village, Tuvalu, about 214 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:29 GMT+12 (Pacific/Funafuti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kossou today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 66.9° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Kossou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kossou sits in the Africa/Abidjan time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3775 cities we cover in Ivory Coast.
Kossou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,712 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,186 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.00° N, 5.48° 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 | 12:29 | −7h |
| Chicago | 14:29 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 16:29 | −3h |
| London | 19:29 | same time |
| Paris | 20:29 | +1h |
| Moscow | 22:29 | +3h |
| Dubai | 23:29 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 00:59 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:29 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 03:29 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 04:29 | +9h |
| Sydney | 06:29 | +11h |
Best time to call Kossou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kossou local time:
Cities sharing Kossou's time zone
Distances from Kossou
| Paris | 4,712 km | N (8°) |
| London | 4,974 km | N (5°) |
| São Paulo | 5,612 km | SW (231°) |
| Moscow | 6,609 km | NNE (27°) |
| Dubai | 6,744 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 8,533 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 8,839 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,617 km | NW (308°) |
| Singapore | 12,117 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,685 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 14,033 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 16,186 km | SE (144°) |
Cities near Kossou
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- Kouakou3 km · 19:29
- Bokabo5 km · 19:29
- Amonkro7 km · 19:29
- Patizia7 km · 19:29
- Allahou-Bazi7 km · 19:29
- Angovia7 km · 19:29
- Akakro8 km · 19:29
FAQ
What time is it in Kossou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kossou (Ivory Coast), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kossou in?
Kossou runs on the Africa/Abidjan IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Kossou observe daylight saving time?
Kossou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kossou today?
Kossou sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kossou tonight?
The moon phase over Kossou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 77.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kossou?
The antipode of Kossou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.00° S, 174.52° E. It falls on land, near Toga Village, Tuvalu, about 214 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kossou?
Kossou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kossou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kossou, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.