Right now, local time in Sifra is 19:49 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sifra ranks #25118 worldwide by population and #207 in Ethiopia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 27m (winter) – 12h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sifra — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.6046° N, 40.0166° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Āfar
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 22,400 · #25118 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sifra through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.60° S, 139.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atuona, French Polynesia, about 225 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:19 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sifra today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 359.0° from north (N (359°))
Full prayer timetable for Sifra — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sifra sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Sifra's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,211 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,442 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.60° N, 40.02° 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 | 08:49 | −11h |
| Chicago | 10:49 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 13:49 | −6h |
| London | 16:49 | −3h |
| Paris | 17:49 | −2h |
| Moscow | 19:49 | same time |
| Dubai | 20:49 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 22:19 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:49 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:49 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 01:49 | +6h |
| Sydney | 03:49 | +8h |
Best time to call Sifra
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sifra local time:
Cities sharing Sifra's time zone
Distances from Sifra
| Dubai | 2,211 km | NE (45°) |
| Mumbai | 3,611 km | ENE (73°) |
| Moscow | 4,914 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 5,401 km | NNW (328°) |
| London | 5,719 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 7,126 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,907 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 10,112 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,185 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 12,024 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 12,672 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,442 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Sifra
FAQ
What time is it in Sifra right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sifra (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sifra in?
Sifra runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sifra observe daylight saving time?
Sifra does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sifra today?
Sifra sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sifra tonight?
The moon phase over Sifra tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sifra?
The antipode of Sifra — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.60° S, 139.98° W. It falls on land, near Atuona, French Polynesia, about 225 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sifra?
Sifra lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sifra?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sifra, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.