Right now, local time in Porsgrunn is 16:21 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Porsgrunn ranks #17268 worldwide by population and #21 in Norway.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Day length
- 8h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 6h 08m (winter) – 18h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Porsgrunn — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Porsgrunn through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 59.14° S, 170.34° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,741 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Porsgrunn today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 13:57
- Maghrib
- 16:27
- Isha
- 18:38
- Qibla direction
- 137.1° from north (SE (137°))
Full prayer timetable for Porsgrunn — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Porsgrunn sits in the Europe/Oslo time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 8h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 533 cities we cover in Norway.
Porsgrunn's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 1,048 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,044 km off. Its position on the globe is 59.14° N, 9.66° 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 | 07:21 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:21 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:21 | −4h |
| London | 15:21 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:21 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:21 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:21 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:51 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:21 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:21 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:21 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:21 | +10h |
Best time to call Porsgrunn
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Porsgrunn local time:
Cities sharing Porsgrunn's time zone
- OsloNO
- BergenNO
- TrondheimNO
- StavangerNO
- KristiansandNO
- DrammenNO
- LillestrømNO
- SandnesNO
Other cities in Norway
- Oslo16:21
- Bergen16:21
- Trondheim16:21
- Stavanger16:21
- Kristiansand16:21
- Drammen16:21
- Lillestrøm16:21
- Sandnes16:21
- Fredrikstad16:21
- Sandefjord16:21
- Asker16:21
- Sarpsborg16:21
Distances from Porsgrunn
| London | 1,048 km | SW (220°) |
| Paris | 1,237 km | SSW (206°) |
| Moscow | 1,701 km | E (91°) |
| Dubai | 5,151 km | ESE (117°) |
| Chicago | 6,489 km | WNW (300°) |
| Mumbai | 6,684 km | ESE (103°) |
| Tokyo | 8,510 km | NE (40°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,597 km | NW (318°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,679 km | ENE (66°) |
| Singapore | 10,116 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 10,531 km | SW (230°) |
| Sydney | 16,044 km | ENE (62°) |
Cities near Porsgrunn
FAQ
What time is it in Porsgrunn right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Porsgrunn (Norway), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Porsgrunn in?
Porsgrunn runs on the Europe/Oslo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Porsgrunn observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Porsgrunn today?
Porsgrunn sees sunrise at 07:42 and sunset at 16:29 today, giving 8h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Porsgrunn tonight?
The moon phase over Porsgrunn tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Porsgrunn?
The antipode of Porsgrunn — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 59.14° S, 170.34° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,741 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Porsgrunn?
Porsgrunn lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Porsgrunn?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Porsgrunn, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.