Right now, local time in Njala is 13:18 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Njala ranks #15098 worldwide by population and #8 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 32m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Day length
- 11h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:32
- Daylight range
- 11h 39m (winter) – 12h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Njala — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.2323° N, 12.0156° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 40,000 · #15098 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Njala through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.23° S, 167.98° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 367 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:18 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Njala today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:33
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:26
- Isha
- 19:34
- Qibla direction
- 69.1° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Njala — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Njala sits in the Africa/Freetown time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Sierra Leone.
Njala's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,713 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,686 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.23° N, 12.02° 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 | 05:18 | −8h |
| Chicago | 07:18 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 10:18 | −3h |
| London | 13:18 | same time |
| Paris | 14:18 | +1h |
| Moscow | 16:18 | +3h |
| Dubai | 17:18 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 18:48 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:18 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 21:18 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 22:18 | +9h |
| Sydney | 00:18 | +11h |
Best time to call Njala
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Njala local time:
Distances from Njala
| Paris | 4,713 km | NNE (14°) |
| London | 4,934 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 5,161 km | SW (226°) |
| Moscow | 6,825 km | NNE (29°) |
| Dubai | 7,342 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,208 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,175 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,960 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 12,824 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,242 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 14,303 km | NNE (30°) |
| Sydney | 16,686 km | SSE (151°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Njala right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Njala (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Njala in?
Njala runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Njala observe daylight saving time?
Njala does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Njala today?
Njala sees sunrise at 06:38 and sunset at 18:27 today, giving 11h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Njala tonight?
The moon phase over Njala tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Njala?
The antipode of Njala — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.23° S, 167.98° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 367 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Njala?
Njala lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Njala?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Njala, clocks run about 32 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.