Right now, local time in Ruiru is 16:46 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ruiru ranks #1229 worldwide by population and #5 in Kenya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 12h 03m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ruiru — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.1466° S, 36.9609° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 490,120 · #1229 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ruiru through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.15° N, 143.04° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,165 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ruiru today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:36
- Maghrib
- 18:20
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 6.9° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Ruiru — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ruiru sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Ruiru's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,538 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,539 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.15° S, 36.96° 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 | 05:46 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:46 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | −6h |
| London | 13:46 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:46 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:46 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:46 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +8h |
Best time to call Ruiru
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ruiru local time:
Cities sharing Ruiru's time zone
Distances from Ruiru
| Dubai | 3,538 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 4,516 km | ENE (58°) |
| Moscow | 6,328 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 6,477 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 6,813 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,439 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,743 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,303 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,229 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,149 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,882 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,539 km | NNW (327°) |
Cities near Ruiru
FAQ
What time is it in Ruiru right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ruiru (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ruiru in?
Ruiru runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ruiru observe daylight saving time?
Ruiru does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ruiru today?
Ruiru sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ruiru tonight?
The moon phase over Ruiru tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ruiru?
The antipode of Ruiru — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.15° N, 143.04° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,165 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ruiru?
Ruiru lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ruiru?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ruiru, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.