Right now, local time in So-Ava is 01:09 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
So-Ava ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #78 in Benin.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 35m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Day length
- 11h 53m
- Solar noon
- 12:35
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for So-Ava — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.4924° N, 2.4019° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Atlantique
- Country
- 🇧🇯 Benin
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from So-Ava through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.49° S, 177.60° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, 605 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in So-Ava today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:35
- Asr
- 15:55
- Maghrib
- 18:30
- Isha
- 19:38
- Qibla direction
- 63.7° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for So-Ava — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
So-Ava sits in the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Benin.
So-Ava's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,711 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,594 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.49° N, 2.40° 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 | 16:09 | −9h |
| Chicago | 18:09 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 21:09 | −4h |
| London | 00:09 | −1h |
| Paris | 01:09 | same time |
| Moscow | 03:09 | +2h |
| Dubai | 04:09 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 05:39 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:09 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 08:09 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 09:09 | +8h |
| Sydney | 11:09 | +10h |
Best time to call So-Ava
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in So-Ava local time:
Cities sharing So-Ava's time zone
- CotonouBJ
- Abomey-CalaviBJ
- Porto-NovoBJ
- ParakouBJ
- GodomèBJ
- AbomeyBJ
- DjougouBJ
- BohiconBJ
Other cities in Benin
- Cotonou01:09
- Abomey-Calavi01:09
- Porto-Novo01:09
- Parakou01:09
- Godomè01:09
- Abomey01:09
- Djougou01:09
- Bohicon01:09
- Ekpé01:09
- Nikki01:09
- Malanville01:09
- Kandi01:09
Distances from So-Ava
| Paris | 4,711 km | N (360°) |
| London | 5,011 km | N (358°) |
| Dubai | 5,985 km | ENE (63°) |
| São Paulo | 6,282 km | SW (236°) |
| Moscow | 6,296 km | NNE (23°) |
| Mumbai | 7,722 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,529 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 11,251 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,935 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,328 km | NW (310°) |
| Tokyo | 13,544 km | NE (40°) |
| Sydney | 15,594 km | SE (138°) |
Cities near So-Ava
FAQ
What time is it in So-Ava right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in So-Ava (Benin), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is So-Ava in?
So-Ava runs on the Africa/Porto-Novo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does So-Ava observe daylight saving time?
So-Ava does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in So-Ava today?
So-Ava sees sunrise at 06:38 and sunset at 18:31 today, giving 11h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over So-Ava tonight?
The moon phase over So-Ava tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of So-Ava?
The antipode of So-Ava — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.49° S, 177.60° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, roughly 605 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is So-Ava?
So-Ava lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in So-Ava?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In So-Ava, clocks run about 35 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.