Right now, local time in Sawkta is 15:13 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sawkta ranks #84208 worldwide by population and #68 in Sierra Leone.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 37m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:37
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sawkta — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.6323° N, 13.2025° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 3,452 · #84208 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sawkta through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.63° S, 166.80° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 257 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:13 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sawkta today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:37
- Asr
- 15:58
- Maghrib
- 18:31
- Isha
- 19:38
- Qibla direction
- 69.6° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Sawkta — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sawkta sits in the Africa/Freetown time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Sierra Leone.
Sawkta's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,703 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,787 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.63° N, 13.20° 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 | 07:13 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:13 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 12:13 | −3h |
| London | 15:13 | same time |
| Paris | 16:13 | +1h |
| Moscow | 18:13 | +3h |
| Dubai | 19:13 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 20:43 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:13 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 23:13 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 00:13 | +9h |
| Sydney | 02:13 | +11h |
Best time to call Sawkta
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sawkta local time:
Distances from Sawkta
| Paris | 4,703 km | NNE (15°) |
| London | 4,915 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 5,099 km | SW (225°) |
| Moscow | 6,851 km | NNE (30°) |
| Dubai | 7,443 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,081 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,285 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,828 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 12,949 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,330 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 14,327 km | NNE (28°) |
| Sydney | 16,787 km | SSE (153°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Sawkta right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sawkta (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sawkta in?
Sawkta runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Sawkta observe daylight saving time?
Sawkta does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sawkta today?
Sawkta sees sunrise at 06:43 and sunset at 18:31 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sawkta tonight?
The moon phase over Sawkta tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sawkta?
The antipode of Sawkta — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.63° S, 166.80° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 257 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sawkta?
Sawkta lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sawkta?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sawkta, clocks run about 37 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.