Right now, local time in N'Djamena is 21:32 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
N'Djamena ranks #381 worldwide by population — the largest city in Chad.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Ndjamena GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 11h 25m (winter) – 12h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for N'Djamena — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from N'Djamena through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.11° S, 164.96° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Faleāsao, American Samoa, 547 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in N'Djamena today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:40
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Dhuhr
- 11:45
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 65.3° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for N'Djamena — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
N'Djamena sits in the Africa/Ndjamena time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Chad, its local time is a common point of coordination.
N'Djamena's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,251 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,970 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.11° N, 15.04° 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 | 13:32 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −4h |
| London | 20:32 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:32 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:32 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +10h |
Best time to call N'Djamena
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in N'Djamena local time:
Distances from N'Djamena
| Paris | 4,251 km | NNW (346°) |
| Dubai | 4,465 km | ENE (65°) |
| London | 4,590 km | NNW (346°) |
| Moscow | 5,232 km | NNE (17°) |
| Mumbai | 6,215 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,787 km | WSW (239°) |
| Singapore | 9,843 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 10,133 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,414 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 12,144 km | NE (45°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,896 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 14,970 km | SE (126°) |
Cities near N'Djamena
FAQ
What time is it in N'Djamena right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in N'Djamena (Chad), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is N'Djamena in?
N'Djamena runs on the Africa/Ndjamena IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does N'Djamena observe daylight saving time?
N'Djamena does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in N'Djamena today?
N'Djamena sees sunrise at 05:52 and sunset at 17:37 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over N'Djamena tonight?
The moon phase over N'Djamena tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of N'Djamena?
The antipode of N'Djamena — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.11° S, 164.96° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Faleāsao, American Samoa, roughly 547 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is N'Djamena?
N'Djamena lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in N'Djamena?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In N'Djamena, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.