Right now, local time in Mersa is 05:10 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mersa ranks #16431 worldwide by population and #113 in Ethiopia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 26m (winter) – 12h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mersa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.6667° N, 39.6500° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Amhara
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 36,300 · #16431 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mersa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.67° S, 140.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atuona, French Polynesia, about 252 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:40 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mersa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:02
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 1.0° from north (N (1°))
Full prayer timetable for Mersa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mersa sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Mersa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,234 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,420 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.67° N, 39.65° 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 | 18:10 | −11h |
| Chicago | 20:10 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 23:10 | −6h |
| London | 02:10 | −3h |
| Paris | 03:10 | −2h |
| Moscow | 05:10 | same time |
| Dubai | 06:10 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:40 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:10 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 10:10 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 11:10 | +6h |
| Sydney | 13:10 | +8h |
Best time to call Mersa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mersa local time:
Cities sharing Mersa's time zone
Distances from Mersa
| Dubai | 2,234 km | NE (45°) |
| Mumbai | 3,647 km | ENE (73°) |
| Moscow | 4,906 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 5,374 km | NNW (328°) |
| London | 5,692 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 7,166 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,942 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 10,139 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,151 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 11,993 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 12,710 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,420 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Mersa
FAQ
What time is it in Mersa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mersa (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mersa in?
Mersa runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mersa observe daylight saving time?
Mersa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mersa today?
Mersa sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mersa tonight?
The moon phase over Mersa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mersa?
The antipode of Mersa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.67° S, 140.35° W. It falls on land, near Atuona, French Polynesia, about 252 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mersa?
Mersa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mersa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mersa, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.