Right now, local time in Pota is 22:00 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Pota ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #511 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Day length
- 12h 24m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Pota — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.3414° S, 120.7607° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- East Nusa Tenggara
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Pota through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.34° N, 59.24° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mabaruma, Guyana, about 62 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:00 GMT-4 (America/Guyana)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Pota today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:07
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Dhuhr
- 11:42
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 292.6° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Pota — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Pota sits in the Asia/Makassar time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 24m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Pota's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 2,165 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,213 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.34° S, 120.76° 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 | 06:00 | −16h |
| Chicago | 08:00 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 11:00 | −11h |
| London | 14:00 | −8h |
| Paris | 15:00 | −7h |
| Moscow | 17:00 | −5h |
| Dubai | 18:00 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 19:30 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:00 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 22:00 | same time |
| Tokyo | 23:00 | +1h |
| Sydney | 01:00 | +3h |
Best time to call Pota
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Pota local time:
Cities sharing Pota's time zone
Distances from Pota
| Singapore | 2,165 km | WNW (299°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,484 km | NNW (348°) |
| Sydney | 4,214 km | SE (137°) |
| Tokyo | 5,283 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 6,067 km | WNW (301°) |
| Dubai | 8,001 km | WNW (300°) |
| Moscow | 10,348 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 12,762 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 12,837 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,369 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 15,362 km | NNE (32°) |
| São Paulo | 16,213 km | SSW (201°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Pota right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Pota (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Pota in?
Pota runs on the Asia/Makassar IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Pota observe daylight saving time?
Pota does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Pota today?
Pota sees sunrise at 05:29 and sunset at 17:54 today, giving 12h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Pota tonight?
The moon phase over Pota tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Pota?
The antipode of Pota — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.34° N, 59.24° W. It falls on land, near Mabaruma, Guyana, about 62 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Pota?
Pota lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Pota?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Pota, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.