Right now, local time in Sokolo is 01:56 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sokolo ranks #134956 worldwide by population and #3206 in Ivory Coast.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sokolo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.9433° N, 4.2480° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Savanes District
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Population
- 1,244 · #134956 worldwide
🌍 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
- 8.94° S, 175.75° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tanrake Village, Tuvalu, about 243 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:56 GMT+12 (Pacific/Funafuti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sokolo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 68.4° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Sokolo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sokolo sits in the Africa/Abidjan time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3775 cities we cover in Ivory Coast.
Sokolo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,481 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,277 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.94° N, 4.25° 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 | 18:56 | −7h |
| Chicago | 20:56 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 22:56 | −3h |
| London | 01:56 | same time |
| Paris | 02:56 | +1h |
| Moscow | 04:56 | +3h |
| Dubai | 05:56 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 07:26 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:56 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 09:56 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 10:56 | +9h |
| Sydney | 12:56 | +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 | 4,481 km | N (7°) |
| London | 4,748 km | N (4°) |
| São Paulo | 5,853 km | SW (231°) |
| Moscow | 6,355 km | NNE (27°) |
| Dubai | 6,530 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 8,338 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 8,799 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,589 km | NW (309°) |
| Singapore | 11,966 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,462 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 13,778 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 16,277 km | SE (141°) |
Cities near Sokolo
- Yodolo5 km · 01:56
- Bilimono11 km · 01:56
- Kolon12 km · 01:56
- Kourou15 km · 01:56
- Komou16 km · 01:56
- Toro-Kinkéné21 km · 01:56
- Kongolo33 km · 01:56
- Ouandérama-Dioulasso37 km · 01:56
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 (Ivory Coast), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sokolo in?
Sokolo runs on the Africa/Abidjan 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 06:07 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sokolo tonight?
The moon phase over Sokolo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sokolo?
The antipode of Sokolo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.94° S, 175.75° E. It falls on land, near Tanrake Village, Tuvalu, about 243 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 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.