Right now, local time in Mot’a is 16:14 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mot’a ranks #10592 worldwide by population and #63 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Day length
- 11h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 11h 28m (winter) – 12h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mot’a — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.0833° N, 37.8667° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Amhara
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 59,000 · #10592 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mot’a through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.08° S, 142.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taiohae, French Polynesia, about 329 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:44 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mot’a today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:33
- Maghrib
- 18:04
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 10.1° from north (N (10°))
Full prayer timetable for Mot’a — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mot’a sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Mot’a's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,419 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,397 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.08° N, 37.87° 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 | 05:14 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:14 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:14 | −6h |
| London | 13:14 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:14 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:14 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:14 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:44 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:14 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:14 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:14 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:14 | +8h |
Best time to call Mot’a
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mot’a local time:
Cities sharing Mot’a's time zone
Distances from Mot’a
| Dubai | 2,419 km | NE (47°) |
| Mumbai | 3,852 km | ENE (73°) |
| Moscow | 4,968 km | N (360°) |
| Paris | 5,327 km | NNW (329°) |
| London | 5,651 km | NNW (330°) |
| Singapore | 7,356 km | E (93°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,147 km | ENE (70°) |
| São Paulo | 9,947 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,334 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 11,922 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 12,839 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,397 km | NNW (334°) |
Cities near Mot’a
- Ādēt47 km · 16:14
- Mertule Maryam52 km · 16:14
- T’īs Isat54 km · 16:14
- Debre Werk’57 km · 16:14
- Wegeda56 km · 16:14
- Dembech’a73 km · 16:14
- Bahir Dar77 km · 16:14
- Finote Selam78 km · 16:14
FAQ
What time is it in Mot’a right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mot’a (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mot’a in?
Mot’a runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mot’a observe daylight saving time?
Mot’a does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mot’a today?
Mot’a sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 18:05 today, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mot’a tonight?
The moon phase over Mot’a tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mot’a?
The antipode of Mot’a — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.08° S, 142.13° W. It falls on land, near Taiohae, French Polynesia, about 329 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mot’a?
Mot’a lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mot’a?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mot’a, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.