Right now, local time in Sand is 01:11 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sand ranks #140284 worldwide by population and #8020 in France.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris 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 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 9h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 8h 19m (winter) – 16h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sand — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sand through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.38° S, 172.39° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 588 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sand today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:14
- Asr
- 14:42
- Maghrib
- 17:07
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 124.9° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Sand — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sand sits in the Europe/Paris time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 8941 cities we cover in France.
Sand's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 390 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,609 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.38° N, 7.61° 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 | 16:11 | −9h |
| Chicago | 18:11 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 21:11 | −4h |
| London | 00:11 | −1h |
| Paris | 01:11 | same time |
| Moscow | 03:11 | +2h |
| Dubai | 04:11 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 05:41 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:11 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 08:11 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 09:11 | +8h |
| Sydney | 11:11 | +10h |
Best time to call Sand
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sand local time:
Cities sharing Sand's time zone
- ParisFR
- MarseilleFR
- LyonFR
- ToulouseFR
- NiceFR
- NantesFR
- Marne La ValléeFR
- StrasbourgFR
Other cities in France
- Paris01:11
- Marseille01:11
- Lyon01:11
- Toulouse01:11
- Nice01:11
- Nantes01:11
- Marne La Vallée01:11
- Strasbourg01:11
- Bordeaux01:11
- Montpellier01:11
- Lille01:11
- Paris 15 Vaugirard01:11
Distances from Sand
| Paris | 390 km | W (280°) |
| London | 654 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 2,187 km | ENE (57°) |
| Dubai | 4,856 km | ESE (104°) |
| Mumbai | 6,624 km | E (95°) |
| Chicago | 7,006 km | WNW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,313 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,393 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,531 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,644 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,353 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,609 km | ENE (75°) |
Cities near Sand
- Matzenheim1 km · 01:11
- Benfeld2 km · 01:11
- Huttenheim4 km · 01:11
- Kertzfeld3 km · 01:11
- Erstein6 km · 01:11
- Obenheim6 km · 01:11
- Boofzheim8 km · 01:11
- Hindisheim10 km · 01:11
FAQ
What time is it in Sand right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sand (France), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sand in?
Sand runs on the Europe/Paris IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sand 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 Sand today?
Sand sees sunrise at 07:19 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 9h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sand tonight?
The moon phase over Sand tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sand?
The antipode of Sand — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.38° S, 172.39° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 588 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sand?
Sand lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sand?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sand, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.