Right now, local time in Sirte is 17:16 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sirte ranks #5841 worldwide by population and #15 in Libya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Tripoli GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 38m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 10h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Daylight range
- 10h 07m (winter) – 14h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sirte — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sirte through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.21° S, 163.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Matavera, Cook Islands, 1,169 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sirte today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:41
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:38
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:04
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 109.6° from north (ESE (110°))
Full prayer timetable for Sirte — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sirte sits in the Africa/Tripoli time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 119 cities we cover in Libya.
Sirte's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 2,298 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,785 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.21° N, 16.59° 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 | 07:16 | −10h |
| Chicago | 09:16 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 12:16 | −5h |
| London | 15:16 | −2h |
| Paris | 16:16 | −1h |
| Moscow | 18:16 | +1h |
| Dubai | 19:16 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:46 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:16 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 23:16 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 00:16 | +7h |
| Sydney | 02:16 | +9h |
Best time to call Sirte
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sirte local time:
Cities sharing Sirte's time zone
Distances from Sirte
| Paris | 2,298 km | NNW (333°) |
| London | 2,640 km | NNW (334°) |
| Moscow | 3,186 km | NNE (25°) |
| Dubai | 3,830 km | E (90°) |
| Mumbai | 5,764 km | E (90°) |
| Chicago | 8,793 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 9,072 km | SW (236°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,418 km | ENE (67°) |
| Singapore | 9,666 km | E (90°) |
| Tokyo | 10,499 km | NE (43°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,352 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 15,785 km | ESE (106°) |
Cities near Sirte
- Qasr Abu Hadi18 km · 17:16
- Bin Jawwād149 km · 17:16
- Misratah192 km · 17:16
- Waddān232 km · 17:16
- Hūn240 km · 17:16
- Sūknah250 km · 17:16
- Zliten237 km · 17:16
- Bani Walid254 km · 17:16
FAQ
What time is it in Sirte right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sirte (Libya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sirte in?
Sirte runs on the Africa/Tripoli IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Sirte observe daylight saving time?
Sirte does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sirte today?
Sirte sees sunrise at 07:10 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 10h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sirte tonight?
The moon phase over Sirte tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sirte?
The antipode of Sirte — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.21° S, 163.41° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Matavera, Cook Islands, roughly 1,169 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sirte?
Sirte lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sirte?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sirte, clocks run about 38 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.