Right now, local time in Palanca is 04:12 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Palanca ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #185 in Angola.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Luanda GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 12h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 11h 14m (winter) – 13h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Palanca — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Palanca through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.04° N, 166.55° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kekaha, United States, 1,054 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Palanca today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:15
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:21
- Qibla direction
- 36.0° from north (NE (36°))
Full prayer timetable for Palanca — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Palanca sits in the Africa/Luanda time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 40m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 565 cities we cover in Angola.
Palanca's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,333 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,750 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.04° S, 13.45° 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 | 19:12 | −9h |
| Chicago | 21:12 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 00:12 | −4h |
| London | 03:12 | −1h |
| Paris | 04:12 | same time |
| Moscow | 06:12 | +2h |
| Dubai | 07:12 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 08:42 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:12 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 11:12 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 12:12 | +8h |
| Sydney | 14:12 | +10h |
Best time to call Palanca
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Palanca local time:
Cities sharing Palanca's time zone
Distances from Palanca
| São Paulo | 6,333 km | WSW (251°) |
| Dubai | 6,375 km | NE (46°) |
| Paris | 7,190 km | N (352°) |
| London | 7,517 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 7,524 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 8,192 km | NNE (14°) |
| Singapore | 10,086 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,715 km | ENE (70°) |
| Chicago | 12,026 km | NW (310°) |
| Sydney | 12,974 km | SE (141°) |
| Tokyo | 14,228 km | NE (56°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,750 km | WNW (303°) |
Cities near Palanca
FAQ
What time is it in Palanca right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palanca (Angola), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Palanca in?
Palanca runs on the Africa/Luanda IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Palanca observe daylight saving time?
Palanca does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Palanca today?
Palanca sees sunrise at 05:30 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 12h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Palanca tonight?
The moon phase over Palanca tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Palanca?
The antipode of Palanca — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.04° N, 166.55° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kekaha, United States, roughly 1,054 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Palanca?
Palanca lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Palanca?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Palanca, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.