Right now, local time in Rafal is 15:53 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rafal ranks #81729 worldwide by population and #1722 in Spain.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid 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 48m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Day length
- 10h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:48
- Daylight range
- 9h 31m (winter) – 14h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rafal — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rafal through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.10° S, 179.15° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Hicks Bay, New Zealand, about 93 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:53 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rafal today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:01
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:48
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 103.7° from north (ESE (104°))
Full prayer timetable for Rafal — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rafal sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7178 cities we cover in Spain.
Rafal's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,223 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,467 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.10° N, 0.85° W, 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 | 06:53 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:53 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:53 | −4h |
| London | 14:53 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:53 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:53 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:53 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:23 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:53 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:53 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:53 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:53 | +10h |
Best time to call Rafal
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rafal local time:
Cities sharing Rafal's time zone
Distances from Rafal
| Paris | 1,223 km | N (11°) |
| London | 1,492 km | N (2°) |
| Moscow | 3,452 km | NE (43°) |
| Dubai | 5,417 km | E (88°) |
| Chicago | 7,070 km | NW (304°) |
| Mumbai | 7,318 km | E (84°) |
| São Paulo | 8,355 km | SW (223°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,717 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,476 km | ENE (57°) |
| Tokyo | 10,860 km | NNE (31°) |
| Singapore | 11,191 km | E (80°) |
| Sydney | 17,467 km | E (88°) |
Cities near Rafal
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- Redován5 km · 15:53
- Granja de Rocamora6 km · 15:53
FAQ
What time is it in Rafal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rafal (Spain), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Rafal in?
Rafal runs on the Europe/Madrid IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Rafal 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 Rafal today?
Rafal sees sunrise at 07:31 and sunset at 18:05 today, giving 10h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rafal tonight?
The moon phase over Rafal tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rafal?
The antipode of Rafal — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.10° S, 179.15° E. It falls on land, near Hicks Bay, New Zealand, about 93 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rafal?
Rafal lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rafal?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rafal, clocks run about 48 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.