Right now, local time in Sem is 15:30 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sem ranks #114813 worldwide by population and #260 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Day length
- 8h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 6h 06m (winter) – 18h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sem — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sem through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 59.28° S, 169.67° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,767 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sem today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:20
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 13:54
- Maghrib
- 16:23
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 138.1° from north (SE (138°))
Full prayer timetable for Sem — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sem sits in the Europe/Oslo time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 8h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 533 cities we cover in Norway.
Sem's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 1,085 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,003 km off. Its position on the globe is 59.28° N, 10.33° 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 | 06:30 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:30 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:30 | −4h |
| London | 14:30 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:30 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:30 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:30 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:00 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:30 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:30 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:30 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:30 | +10h |
Best time to call Sem
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sem local time:
Cities sharing Sem's time zone
- OsloNO
- BergenNO
- TrondheimNO
- StavangerNO
- KristiansandNO
- DrammenNO
- LillestrømNO
- SandnesNO
Other cities in Norway
- Oslo15:30
- Bergen15:30
- Trondheim15:30
- Stavanger15:30
- Kristiansand15:30
- Drammen15:30
- Lillestrøm15:30
- Sandnes15:30
- Fredrikstad15:30
- Sandefjord15:30
- Asker15:30
- Sarpsborg15:30
Distances from Sem
| London | 1,085 km | SW (222°) |
| Paris | 1,268 km | SSW (208°) |
| Moscow | 1,663 km | E (92°) |
| Dubai | 5,124 km | ESE (117°) |
| Chicago | 6,514 km | WNW (300°) |
| Mumbai | 6,650 km | ESE (104°) |
| Tokyo | 8,474 km | NE (40°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,611 km | NW (318°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,637 km | ENE (67°) |
| Singapore | 10,077 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 10,570 km | SW (230°) |
| Sydney | 16,003 km | ENE (63°) |
Cities near Sem
FAQ
What time is it in Sem right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sem (Norway), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sem in?
Sem runs on the Europe/Oslo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sem 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 Sem today?
Sem sees sunrise at 07:40 and sunset at 16:26 today, giving 8h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sem tonight?
The moon phase over Sem tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sem?
The antipode of Sem — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 59.28° S, 169.67° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,767 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sem?
Sem lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sem?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sem, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.