Right now, local time in Sam is 16:13 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sam ranks #39882 worldwide by population and #72 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 33m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Day length
- 11h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:33
- Daylight range
- 11h 29m (winter) – 12h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.03° S, 177.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 277 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:13 GMT+12 (Pacific/Wallis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sam today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:29
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 12:34
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:24
- Isha
- 19:32
- Qibla direction
- 68.9° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Sam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sam sits in the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Benin.
Sam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,206 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,930 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.03° N, 2.73° 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 | 07:13 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:13 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:13 | −4h |
| London | 15:13 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:13 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:13 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:13 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:43 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:13 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:13 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:13 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:13 | +10h |
Best time to call Sam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sam local time:
Cities sharing Sam's time zone
- CotonouBJ
- Abomey-CalaviBJ
- Porto-NovoBJ
- ParakouBJ
- GodomèBJ
- AbomeyBJ
- DjougouBJ
- BohiconBJ
Other cities in Benin
- Cotonou16:13
- Abomey-Calavi16:13
- Porto-Novo16:13
- Parakou16:13
- Godomè16:13
- Abomey16:13
- Djougou16:13
- Bohicon16:13
- Ekpé16:13
- Nikki16:13
- Malanville16:13
- Kandi16:13
Distances from Sam
| Paris | 4,206 km | N (360°) |
| London | 4,508 km | N (357°) |
| Dubai | 5,737 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,818 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 6,601 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 7,539 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 9,221 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 11,188 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,678 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,025 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,132 km | NE (39°) |
| Sydney | 15,930 km | SE (133°) |
Cities near Sam
FAQ
What time is it in Sam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sam (Benin), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sam in?
Sam runs on the Africa/Porto-Novo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sam observe daylight saving time?
Sam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sam today?
Sam sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 18:25 today, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sam tonight?
The moon phase over Sam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sam?
The antipode of Sam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.03° S, 177.27° W. It falls on land, near Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 277 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sam?
Sam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sam, clocks run about 33 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.