Right now, local time in Loures is 15:30 (GMT+0, UTC+00:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Loures ranks #9412 worldwide by population and #16 in Portugal.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon GMT+0
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day length
- 10h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 9h 27m (winter) – 14h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Loures — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 38.8309° N, 9.1684° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lisbon
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Population
- 66,231 · #9412 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Loures through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.83° S, 170.83° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Takaka, New Zealand, about 280 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:30 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Loures today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 98.0° from north (E (98°))
Full prayer timetable for Loures — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Loures sits in the Europe/Lisbon time zone, UTC+00:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 962 cities we cover in Portugal.
Loures's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,445 km away; even Sydney lies some 18,178 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.83° N, 9.17° 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 | 08:30 | −7h |
| Chicago | 10:30 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 12:30 | −3h |
| London | 15:30 | same time |
| Paris | 16:30 | +1h |
| Moscow | 18:30 | +3h |
| Dubai | 19:30 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 21:00 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:30 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 23:30 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 00:30 | +9h |
| Sydney | 02:30 | +11h |
Best time to call Loures
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Loures local time:
Distances from Loures
| Paris | 1,445 km | NE (36°) |
| London | 1,575 km | NNE (24°) |
| Moscow | 3,899 km | NE (46°) |
| Dubai | 6,134 km | E (84°) |
| Chicago | 6,414 km | WNW (300°) |
| São Paulo | 7,957 km | SW (216°) |
| Mumbai | 8,023 km | E (80°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,111 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,018 km | NE (52°) |
| Tokyo | 11,133 km | NNE (25°) |
| Singapore | 11,878 km | ENE (74°) |
| Sydney | 18,178 km | ENE (79°) |
Cities near Loures
- Póvoa de Santo Adrião3 km · 15:30
- Ramada3 km · 15:30
- Santo Antão do Tojal3 km · 15:30
- Apelação4 km · 15:30
- Olival Basto4 km · 15:30
- Odivelas4 km · 15:30
- Camarate5 km · 15:30
- Unhos4 km · 15:30
FAQ
What time is it in Loures right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Loures (Portugal), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Loures in?
Loures runs on the Europe/Lisbon IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT+0.
Does Loures 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 Loures today?
Loures sees sunrise at 07:02 and sunset at 17:40 today, giving 10h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Loures tonight?
The moon phase over Loures tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 78.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Loures?
The antipode of Loures — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.83° S, 170.83° E. It falls on land, near Takaka, New Zealand, about 280 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Loures?
Loures lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Loures?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Loures, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.