Right now, local time in Makeni is 22:22 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Makeni ranks #7364 worldwide by population and #5 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 32m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:32
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Makeni — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.8860° N, 12.0442° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 85,116 · #7364 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Makeni through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.89° S, 167.96° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 313 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:22 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Makeni today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:33
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:26
- Isha
- 19:33
- Qibla direction
- 69.6° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Makeni — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Makeni sits in the Africa/Freetown time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Sierra Leone.
Makeni's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,644 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,751 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.89° N, 12.04° 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 | 14:22 | −8h |
| Chicago | 16:22 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 19:22 | −3h |
| London | 22:22 | same time |
| Paris | 23:22 | +1h |
| Moscow | 01:22 | +3h |
| Dubai | 02:22 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 03:52 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:22 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 06:22 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 07:22 | +9h |
| Sydney | 09:22 | +11h |
Best time to call Makeni
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Makeni local time:
Distances from Makeni
| Paris | 4,644 km | NNE (14°) |
| London | 4,863 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 5,209 km | SW (226°) |
| Moscow | 6,763 km | NNE (29°) |
| Dubai | 7,315 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,158 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,156 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,914 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 12,820 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,207 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 14,241 km | NNE (29°) |
| Sydney | 16,751 km | SSE (151°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Makeni right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Makeni (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Makeni in?
Makeni runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Makeni observe daylight saving time?
Makeni does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Makeni today?
Makeni sees sunrise at 06:38 and sunset at 18:27 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Makeni tonight?
The moon phase over Makeni tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Makeni?
The antipode of Makeni — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.89° S, 167.96° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 313 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Makeni?
Makeni lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Makeni?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Makeni, clocks run about 32 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.