Right now, local time in Meral is 04:16 (GMT+7, UTC+07:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Meral ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #511 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta GMT+7
- UTC offset
- UTC+07:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 12h 05m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Meral — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.9949° N, 103.3936° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Riau Islands
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Meral through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.99° S, 76.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Limoncocha, Ecuador, about 65 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:16 GMT-5 (America/Guayaquil)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Meral today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:28
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 293.2° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Meral — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Meral sits in the Asia/Jakarta time zone, UTC+07:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Meral's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 62 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,925 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.99° N, 103.39° 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 | 13:16 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:16 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 18:16 | −10h |
| London | 21:16 | −7h |
| Paris | 22:16 | −6h |
| Moscow | 00:16 | −4h |
| Dubai | 01:16 | −3h |
| Mumbai | 02:46 | −1h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:16 | +1h |
| Hong Kong | 05:16 | +1h |
| Tokyo | 06:16 | +2h |
| Sydney | 08:16 | +4h |
Best time to call Meral
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Meral local time:
Cities sharing Meral's time zone
Distances from Meral
| Singapore | 62 km | NE (50°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,642 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 3,884 km | WNW (303°) |
| Tokyo | 5,376 km | NE (40°) |
| Dubai | 5,817 km | WNW (302°) |
| Sydney | 6,314 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 8,429 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,729 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,851 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,183 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 15,120 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 15,925 km | SW (230°) |
Cities near Meral
- Tanjung Balai3 km · 04:16
- Tebing5 km · 04:16
- Pasirpanjang15 km · 04:16
- Sawang29 km · 04:16
- Pekan Serkat36 km · 05:16
- Kukup37 km · 05:16
- Tanjungbatu38 km · 04:16
- Forest City44 km · 05:16
FAQ
What time is it in Meral right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Meral (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Meral in?
Meral runs on the Asia/Jakarta IANA time zone (UTC+07:00), currently abbreviated GMT+7.
Does Meral observe daylight saving time?
Meral does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Meral today?
Meral sees sunrise at 05:48 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 12h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Meral tonight?
The moon phase over Meral tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Meral?
The antipode of Meral — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.99° S, 76.61° W. It falls on land, near Limoncocha, Ecuador, about 65 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Meral?
Meral lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Meral?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Meral, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.