Right now, local time in Sokolo is 20:19 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sokolo ranks #74331 worldwide by population and #72 in Mali.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Bamako GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 35m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 11h 15m (winter) – 12h 60m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sokolo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sokolo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.73° S, 173.88° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ahau, Fiji, about 423 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:19 GMT+12 (Pacific/Fiji)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sokolo today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:07
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 74.3° from north (ENE (74°))
Full prayer timetable for Sokolo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sokolo sits in the Africa/Bamako time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 94 cities we cover in Mali.
Sokolo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,873 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,898 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.73° N, 6.12° 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 | 12:19 | −8h |
| Chicago | 14:19 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:19 | −3h |
| London | 20:19 | same time |
| Paris | 21:19 | +1h |
| Moscow | 23:19 | +3h |
| Dubai | 00:19 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 01:49 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:19 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 04:19 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 05:19 | +9h |
| Sydney | 07:19 | +11h |
Best time to call Sokolo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sokolo local time:
Cities sharing Sokolo's time zone
Distances from Sokolo
| Paris | 3,873 km | N (10°) |
| London | 4,124 km | N (6°) |
| Moscow | 5,881 km | NNE (29°) |
| São Paulo | 6,124 km | SW (227°) |
| Dubai | 6,472 km | ENE (69°) |
| Chicago | 8,225 km | NW (310°) |
| Mumbai | 8,347 km | ENE (74°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,027 km | NW (309°) |
| Singapore | 12,108 km | E (83°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,318 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 13,354 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 16,898 km | SE (137°) |
Cities near Sokolo
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- Moninnpébougou92 km · 20:19
- Sagala95 km · 20:19
- Dougabougou101 km · 20:19
FAQ
What time is it in Sokolo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sokolo (Mali), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sokolo in?
Sokolo runs on the Africa/Bamako IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Sokolo observe daylight saving time?
Sokolo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sokolo today?
Sokolo sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sokolo tonight?
The moon phase over Sokolo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sokolo?
The antipode of Sokolo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.73° S, 173.88° E. It falls on land, near Ahau, Fiji, about 423 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sokolo?
Sokolo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sokolo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sokolo, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.