Right now, local time in Sandnes is 14:46 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sandnes ranks #7344 worldwide by population and #8 in Norway.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Day length
- 8h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 6h 13m (winter) – 18h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sandnes — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sandnes through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 58.85° S, 174.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,664 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sandnes today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:39
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 14:14
- Maghrib
- 16:44
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 132.1° from north (SE (132°))
Full prayer timetable for Sandnes — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sandnes sits in the Europe/Oslo time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 8h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 533 cities we cover in Norway.
Sandnes's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 897 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,255 km off. Its position on the globe is 58.85° N, 5.74° 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 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:46 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | −4h |
| London | 13:46 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:46 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:46 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:46 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +10h |
Best time to call Sandnes
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sandnes local time:
Cities sharing Sandnes's time zone
Other cities in Norway
- Oslo14:46
- Bergen14:46
- Trondheim14:46
- Stavanger14:46
- Kristiansand14:46
- Drammen14:46
- Lillestrøm14:46
- Fredrikstad14:46
- Sandefjord14:46
- Asker14:46
- Sarpsborg14:46
- Tønsberg14:46
Distances from Sandnes
| London | 897 km | SSW (207°) |
| Paris | 1,133 km | SSW (193°) |
| Moscow | 1,926 km | E (86°) |
| Dubai | 5,342 km | ESE (112°) |
| Chicago | 6,307 km | WNW (297°) |
| Mumbai | 6,897 km | E (100°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,465 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 8,675 km | NE (37°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,895 km | ENE (63°) |
| São Paulo | 10,342 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,343 km | E (82°) |
| Sydney | 16,255 km | ENE (58°) |
Cities near Sandnes
FAQ
What time is it in Sandnes right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sandnes (Norway), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sandnes in?
Sandnes runs on the Europe/Oslo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sandnes 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 Sandnes today?
Sandnes sees sunrise at 07:57 and sunset at 16:46 today, giving 8h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sandnes tonight?
The moon phase over Sandnes tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sandnes?
The antipode of Sandnes — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 58.85° S, 174.26° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,664 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sandnes?
Sandnes lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sandnes?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sandnes, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.