Right now, local time in Samara is 22:19 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Samara ranks #12340 worldwide by population and #74 in Ethiopia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 11h 26m (winter) – 12h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Samara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.7934° N, 41.0058° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Āfar
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 50,000 · #12340 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Samara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.79° S, 138.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atuona, French Polynesia, about 221 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:49 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Samara today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 353.5° from north (N (353°))
Full prayer timetable for Samara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Samara sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Samara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,121 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,465 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.79° N, 41.01° 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 | 11:19 | −11h |
| Chicago | 13:19 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 16:19 | −6h |
| London | 19:19 | −3h |
| Paris | 20:19 | −2h |
| Moscow | 22:19 | same time |
| Dubai | 23:19 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 00:49 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:19 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 03:19 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 04:19 | +6h |
| Sydney | 06:19 | +8h |
Best time to call Samara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Samara local time:
Cities sharing Samara's time zone
Distances from Samara
| Dubai | 2,121 km | NE (43°) |
| Mumbai | 3,502 km | ENE (73°) |
| Moscow | 4,898 km | N (357°) |
| Paris | 5,442 km | NNW (327°) |
| London | 5,757 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 7,020 km | E (95°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,798 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 10,013 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,292 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 12,073 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 12,592 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,465 km | NNW (337°) |
Cities near Samara
FAQ
What time is it in Samara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Samara (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Samara in?
Samara runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Samara observe daylight saving time?
Samara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Samara today?
Samara sees sunrise at 06:09 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Samara tonight?
The moon phase over Samara tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Samara?
The antipode of Samara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.79° S, 138.99° W. It falls on land, near Atuona, French Polynesia, about 221 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Samara?
Samara lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Samara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Samara, clocks run about 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.