Right now, local time in Mendefera is 03:30 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mendefera ranks #30136 worldwide by population and #7 in Eritrea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Asmara GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 36m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 11h 15m (winter) – 13h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 66% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mendefera — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 14.8872° N, 38.8153° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Debub
- Country
- 🇪🇷 Eritrea
- Population
- 17,781 · #30136 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mendefera through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.89° S, 141.18° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 359 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:30 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mendefera today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 8.2° from north (N (8°))
Full prayer timetable for Mendefera — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mendefera sits in the Africa/Asmara time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 18 cities we cover in Eritrea.
Mendefera's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,069 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,056 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.89° N, 38.82° 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 | 17:30 | −10h |
| Chicago | 19:30 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 21:30 | −6h |
| London | 00:30 | −3h |
| Paris | 01:30 | −2h |
| Moscow | 03:30 | same time |
| Dubai | 04:30 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 06:00 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:30 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 08:30 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 09:30 | +6h |
| Sydney | 11:30 | +8h |
Best time to call Mendefera
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mendefera local time:
Cities sharing Mendefera's time zone
Distances from Mendefera
| Dubai | 2,069 km | NE (54°) |
| Mumbai | 3,644 km | ENE (78°) |
| Moscow | 4,546 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 5,024 km | NNW (327°) |
| London | 5,339 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 7,286 km | E (95°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,908 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 9,996 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,213 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 11,657 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 12,973 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,056 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Mendefera
FAQ
What time is it in Mendefera right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mendefera (Eritrea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mendefera in?
Mendefera runs on the Africa/Asmara IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mendefera observe daylight saving time?
Mendefera does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mendefera today?
Mendefera sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mendefera tonight?
The moon phase over Mendefera tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 65.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mendefera?
The antipode of Mendefera — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.89° S, 141.18° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 359 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mendefera?
Mendefera lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mendefera?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mendefera, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.