Right now, local time in Sopela is 19:26 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sopela ranks #39120 worldwide by population and #849 in Spain.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 56m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 10h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:56
- Daylight range
- 8h 58m (winter) – 15h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sopela — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 43.3789° N, 2.9831° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Basque Country
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Population
- 12,359 · #39120 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sopela through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.38° S, 177.02° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Waipawa, New Zealand, about 251 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:26 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sopela today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:11
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:56
- Asr
- 15:38
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:33
- Qibla direction
- 107.8° from north (ESE (108°))
Full prayer timetable for Sopela — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sopela sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 15m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7178 cities we cover in Spain.
Sopela's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 735 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,550 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.38° N, 2.98° 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 | 10:26 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:26 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 15:26 | −4h |
| London | 18:26 | −1h |
| Paris | 19:26 | same time |
| Moscow | 21:26 | +2h |
| Dubai | 22:26 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:56 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:26 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 02:26 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 03:26 | +8h |
| Sydney | 05:26 | +10h |
Best time to call Sopela
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sopela local time:
Cities sharing Sopela's time zone
Distances from Sopela
| Paris | 735 km | NNE (32°) |
| London | 929 km | NNE (12°) |
| Moscow | 3,176 km | NE (50°) |
| Dubai | 5,594 km | E (91°) |
| Chicago | 6,605 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 7,442 km | E (85°) |
| São Paulo | 8,674 km | SW (220°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,192 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,301 km | NE (55°) |
| Tokyo | 10,446 km | NNE (30°) |
| Singapore | 11,251 km | ENE (77°) |
| Sydney | 17,550 km | ENE (73°) |
Cities near Sopela
FAQ
What time is it in Sopela right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sopela (Spain), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sopela in?
Sopela runs on the Europe/Madrid IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sopela observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sopela today?
Sopela sees sunrise at 07:49 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 10h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sopela tonight?
The moon phase over Sopela tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sopela?
The antipode of Sopela — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.38° S, 177.02° E. It falls on land, near Waipawa, New Zealand, about 251 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sopela?
Sopela lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sopela?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sopela, clocks run about 56 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.