Right now, local time in Kristiansand is 17:14 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kristiansand ranks #5314 worldwide by population and #5 in Norway.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Day length
- 8h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 6h 25m (winter) – 18h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kristiansand — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kristiansand through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 58.15° S, 172.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,609 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kristiansand today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 14:08
- Maghrib
- 16:37
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 134.3° from north (SE (134°))
Full prayer timetable for Kristiansand — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kristiansand sits in the Europe/Oslo time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 8h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 533 cities we cover in Norway.
Kristiansand's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 902 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,181 km off. Its position on the globe is 58.15° N, 8.00° 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 | 08:14 | −9h |
| Chicago | 10:14 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 13:14 | −4h |
| London | 16:14 | −1h |
| Paris | 17:14 | same time |
| Moscow | 19:14 | +2h |
| Dubai | 20:14 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:44 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:14 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 00:14 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 01:14 | +8h |
| Sydney | 03:14 | +10h |
Best time to call Kristiansand
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kristiansand local time:
Cities sharing Kristiansand's time zone
- OsloNO
- BergenNO
- TrondheimNO
- StavangerNO
- DrammenNO
- LillestrømNO
- SandnesNO
- FredrikstadNO
Other cities in Norway
- Oslo17:14
- Bergen17:14
- Trondheim17:14
- Stavanger17:14
- Drammen17:14
- Lillestrøm17:14
- Sandnes17:14
- Fredrikstad17:14
- Sandefjord17:14
- Asker17:14
- Sarpsborg17:14
- Tønsberg17:14
Distances from Kristiansand
| London | 902 km | SW (219°) |
| Paris | 1,097 km | SSW (202°) |
| Moscow | 1,801 km | E (86°) |
| Dubai | 5,190 km | ESE (114°) |
| Chicago | 6,460 km | WNW (299°) |
| Mumbai | 6,754 km | E (101°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,613 km | NW (317°) |
| Tokyo | 8,657 km | NE (38°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,812 km | ENE (65°) |
| Singapore | 10,221 km | E (84°) |
| São Paulo | 10,386 km | SW (228°) |
| Sydney | 16,181 km | ENE (61°) |
Cities near Kristiansand
FAQ
What time is it in Kristiansand right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kristiansand (Norway), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kristiansand in?
Kristiansand runs on the Europe/Oslo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kristiansand observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kristiansand today?
Kristiansand sees sunrise at 07:45 and sunset at 16:40 today, giving 8h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kristiansand tonight?
The moon phase over Kristiansand tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kristiansand?
The antipode of Kristiansand — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 58.15° S, 172.00° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,609 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kristiansand?
Kristiansand lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kristiansand?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kristiansand, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.