Right now, local time in Sankwia is 17:59 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sankwia ranks #114708 worldwide by population and #87 in Gambia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Banjul GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 46m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Day length
- 11h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:46
- Daylight range
- 11h 20m (winter) – 12h 55m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sankwia — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.4667° N, 15.5167° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower River
- Country
- 🇬🇲 Gambia
- Population
- 1,831 · #114708 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sankwia through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.47° S, 164.48° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Port-Olry, Vanuatu, about 329 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:59 GMT+11 (Pacific/Efate)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sankwia today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:44
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:47
- Asr
- 16:05
- Maghrib
- 18:35
- Isha
- 19:43
- Qibla direction
- 73.2° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for Sankwia — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sankwia sits in the Africa/Banjul time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 126 cities we cover in Gambia.
Sankwia's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,263 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,380 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.47° N, 15.52° W, 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 | 09:59 | −8h |
| Chicago | 11:59 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 14:59 | −3h |
| London | 17:59 | same time |
| Paris | 18:59 | +1h |
| Moscow | 20:59 | +3h |
| Dubai | 21:59 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 23:29 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:59 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 01:59 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 02:59 | +9h |
| Sydney | 04:59 | +11h |
Best time to call Sankwia
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sankwia local time:
Cities sharing Sankwia's time zone
Other cities in Gambia
- Serekunda17:59
- Brikama17:59
- Bununka Kunda17:59
- Sukuta17:59
- Talinding17:59
- Faji Kunda17:59
- Bakau17:59
- Banjul17:59
- Nema Kunku17:59
- Farafenni17:59
- Bakau New Town17:59
- Busumbala17:59
Distances from Sankwia
| Paris | 4,263 km | NNE (19°) |
| London | 4,450 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 5,328 km | SW (220°) |
| Moscow | 6,518 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 7,466 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 7,539 km | NW (310°) |
| Mumbai | 9,357 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,308 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 13,131 km | E (81°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,241 km | NE (55°) |
| Tokyo | 13,959 km | NNE (25°) |
| Sydney | 17,380 km | SSE (152°) |
Cities near Sankwia
- Mansa Konko3 km · 17:59
- Pakali Nding4 km · 17:59
- Karantaba4 km · 17:59
- Soma4 km · 17:59
- Jenoi6 km · 17:59
- Si Kunda7 km · 17:59
- Toniataba8 km · 17:59
- Sara Kunda13 km · 17:59
FAQ
What time is it in Sankwia right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sankwia (Gambia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sankwia in?
Sankwia runs on the Africa/Banjul IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Sankwia observe daylight saving time?
Sankwia does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sankwia today?
Sankwia sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 18:36 today, giving 11h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sankwia tonight?
The moon phase over Sankwia tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sankwia?
The antipode of Sankwia — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.47° S, 164.48° E. It falls on land, near Port-Olry, Vanuatu, about 329 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sankwia?
Sankwia lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sankwia?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sankwia, clocks run about 46 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.