Right now, local time in Sakra is 16:05 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sakra 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 12h 25m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 63% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sakra — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.6831° S, 116.4620° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- West Nusa Tenggara
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sakra through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.68° N, 63.54° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Soledad, Venezuela, about 58 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:05 GMT-4 (America/Caracas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sakra today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:24
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:23
- Qibla direction
- 293.5° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Sakra — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sakra sits in the Asia/Makassar time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 25m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Sakra's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,791 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,987 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.68° S, 116.46° 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 | 01:05 | −15h |
| Chicago | 02:05 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 05:05 | −11h |
| London | 08:05 | −8h |
| Paris | 09:05 | −7h |
| Moscow | 11:05 | −5h |
| Dubai | 12:05 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 13:35 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:05 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 16:05 | same time |
| Tokyo | 17:05 | +1h |
| Sydney | 19:05 | +3h |
Best time to call Sakra
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sakra local time:
Cities sharing Sakra's time zone
Distances from Sakra
| Singapore | 1,791 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,456 km | N (356°) |
| Sydney | 4,522 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 5,502 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 5,685 km | WNW (303°) |
| Dubai | 7,615 km | WNW (302°) |
| Moscow | 10,117 km | NNW (326°) |
| Paris | 12,487 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 12,585 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,777 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 15,633 km | NNE (29°) |
| São Paulo | 15,987 km | SSW (207°) |
Cities near Sakra
FAQ
What time is it in Sakra right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sakra (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sakra in?
Sakra runs on the Asia/Makassar IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Sakra observe daylight saving time?
Sakra does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sakra today?
Sakra sees sunrise at 05:46 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 12h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sakra tonight?
The moon phase over Sakra tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sakra?
The antipode of Sakra — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.68° N, 63.54° W. It falls on land, near Soledad, Venezuela, about 58 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sakra?
Sakra lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sakra?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sakra, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.