Right now, local time in Motema is 19:18 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Motema ranks #65417 worldwide by population and #42 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 28m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Motema — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.6143° N, 11.0125° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 5,474 · #65417 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Motema through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.61° S, 168.99° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 421 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:18 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Motema today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:49
- Maghrib
- 18:22
- Isha
- 19:29
- Qibla direction
- 69.3° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Motema — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Motema sits in the Africa/Freetown time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Sierra Leone.
Motema's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,646 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,669 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.61° N, 11.01° 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 | 11:18 | −8h |
| Chicago | 13:18 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 16:18 | −3h |
| London | 19:18 | same time |
| Paris | 20:18 | +1h |
| Moscow | 22:18 | +3h |
| Dubai | 23:18 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 00:48 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:18 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 03:18 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 04:18 | +9h |
| Sydney | 06:18 | +11h |
Best time to call Motema
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Motema local time:
Distances from Motema
| Paris | 4,646 km | NNE (13°) |
| London | 4,872 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 5,270 km | SW (226°) |
| Moscow | 6,734 km | NNE (29°) |
| Dubai | 7,224 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,263 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,057 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,023 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 12,710 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,126 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 14,211 km | NNE (30°) |
| Sydney | 16,669 km | SSE (150°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Motema right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Motema (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Motema in?
Motema runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Motema observe daylight saving time?
Motema does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Motema today?
Motema sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 18:23 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Motema tonight?
The moon phase over Motema tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Motema?
The antipode of Motema — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.61° S, 168.99° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 421 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Motema?
Motema lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Motema?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Motema, clocks run about 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.