Right now, local time in Porto-Novo is 11:19 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Porto-Novo ranks #2297 worldwide by population and #3 in Benin.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 34m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:34
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Porto-Novo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Porto-Novo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.50° S, 177.40° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, 584 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Porto-Novo today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:34
- Asr
- 15:54
- Maghrib
- 18:30
- Isha
- 19:37
- Qibla direction
- 63.6° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for Porto-Novo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Porto-Novo sits in the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Benin.
Porto-Novo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,711 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,579 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.50° N, 2.60° 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 | 02:19 | −9h |
| Chicago | 04:19 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 07:19 | −4h |
| London | 10:19 | −1h |
| Paris | 11:19 | same time |
| Moscow | 13:19 | +2h |
| Dubai | 14:19 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 15:49 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:19 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 18:19 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 19:19 | +8h |
| Sydney | 21:19 | +10h |
Best time to call Porto-Novo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Porto-Novo local time:
Cities sharing Porto-Novo's time zone
Distances from Porto-Novo
| Paris | 4,711 km | N (360°) |
| London | 5,012 km | N (358°) |
| Dubai | 5,965 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,287 km | NNE (23°) |
| São Paulo | 6,301 km | SW (236°) |
| Mumbai | 7,701 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,545 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 11,229 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,915 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,345 km | NW (310°) |
| Tokyo | 13,529 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,579 km | SE (138°) |
Cities near Porto-Novo
FAQ
What time is it in Porto-Novo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Porto-Novo (Benin), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Porto-Novo in?
Porto-Novo runs on the Africa/Porto-Novo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Porto-Novo observe daylight saving time?
Porto-Novo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Porto-Novo today?
Porto-Novo sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 18:31 today, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Porto-Novo tonight?
The moon phase over Porto-Novo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Porto-Novo?
The antipode of Porto-Novo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.50° S, 177.40° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, roughly 584 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Porto-Novo?
Porto-Novo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Porto-Novo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Porto-Novo, clocks run about 34 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.