Right now, local time in Orapa is 18:47 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Orapa ranks #49540 worldwide by population and #38 in Botswana.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Gaborone GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Day length
- 12h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 10h 50m (winter) – 13h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Orapa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 21.3115° S, 25.3764° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central
- Country
- 🇧🇼 Botswana
- Population
- 8,648 · #49540 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Orapa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.31° N, 154.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Laupāhoehoe, United States, about 161 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:47 HST (Pacific/Honolulu)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Orapa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:16
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 18:30
- Isha
- 19:44
- Qibla direction
- 19.2° from north (NNE (19°))
Full prayer timetable for Orapa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Orapa sits in the Africa/Gaborone time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 54m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 120 cities we cover in Botswana.
Orapa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,104 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,188 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.31° S, 25.38° 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 | 08:47 | −10h |
| Chicago | 10:47 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 13:47 | −5h |
| London | 16:47 | −2h |
| Paris | 17:47 | −1h |
| Moscow | 19:47 | +1h |
| Dubai | 20:47 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:17 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:47 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 00:47 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 01:47 | +7h |
| Sydney | 03:47 | +9h |
Best time to call Orapa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Orapa local time:
Cities sharing Orapa's time zone
Other cities in Botswana
- Gaborone18:47
- Francistown18:47
- Mogoditshane18:47
- Maun18:47
- Molepolole18:47
- Serowe18:47
- Tlokweng18:47
- Palapye18:47
- Mochudi18:47
- Mahalapye18:47
- Kanye18:47
- Selebi-Phikwe18:47
Distances from Orapa
| Dubai | 6,104 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 6,841 km | NE (52°) |
| São Paulo | 7,323 km | WSW (253°) |
| Paris | 8,131 km | NNW (344°) |
| London | 8,471 km | NNW (344°) |
| Moscow | 8,648 km | N (7°) |
| Singapore | 8,867 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,773 km | ENE (69°) |
| Sydney | 11,619 km | SE (136°) |
| Chicago | 13,445 km | NW (307°) |
| Tokyo | 13,518 km | ENE (60°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,188 km | WNW (300°) |
Cities near Orapa
FAQ
What time is it in Orapa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Orapa (Botswana), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Orapa in?
Orapa runs on the Africa/Gaborone IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Orapa observe daylight saving time?
Orapa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Orapa today?
Orapa sees sunrise at 05:36 and sunset at 18:30 today, giving 12h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Orapa tonight?
The moon phase over Orapa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Orapa?
The antipode of Orapa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.31° N, 154.62° W. It falls on land, near Laupāhoehoe, United States, about 161 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Orapa?
Orapa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Orapa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Orapa, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.