Right now, local time in Sowa is 15:48 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sowa ranks #91988 worldwide by population and #73 in Botswana.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Gaborone GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Day length
- 12h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 10h 53m (winter) – 13h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sowa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 20.5640° S, 26.2240° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sowa Town
- Country
- 🇧🇼 Botswana
- Population
- 2,914 · #91988 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sowa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 20.56° N, 153.78° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pepeekeo, United States, about 161 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:48 HST (Pacific/Honolulu)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sowa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:14
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 18:25
- Isha
- 19:39
- Qibla direction
- 18.4° from north (NNE (18°))
Full prayer timetable for Sowa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sowa sits in the Africa/Gaborone time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 52m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 120 cities we cover in Botswana.
Sowa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,986 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,222 km off. Its position on the globe is 20.56° S, 26.22° 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 | 05:48 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:48 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:48 | −5h |
| London | 13:48 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:48 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:48 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:48 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:18 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:48 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:48 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:48 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:48 | +9h |
Best time to call Sowa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sowa local time:
Cities sharing Sowa's time zone
Other cities in Botswana
- Gaborone15:48
- Francistown15:48
- Mogoditshane15:48
- Maun15:48
- Molepolole15:48
- Serowe15:48
- Tlokweng15:48
- Palapye15:48
- Mochudi15:48
- Mahalapye15:48
- Kanye15:48
- Selebi-Phikwe15:48
Distances from Sowa
| Dubai | 5,986 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 6,721 km | NE (52°) |
| São Paulo | 7,432 km | WSW (252°) |
| Paris | 8,075 km | NNW (344°) |
| London | 8,416 km | NNW (343°) |
| Moscow | 8,555 km | N (7°) |
| Singapore | 8,772 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,661 km | ENE (68°) |
| Sydney | 11,617 km | SE (135°) |
| Tokyo | 13,400 km | ENE (60°) |
| Chicago | 13,465 km | NW (307°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,222 km | WNW (301°) |
Cities near Sowa
FAQ
What time is it in Sowa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sowa (Botswana), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sowa in?
Sowa runs on the Africa/Gaborone IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Sowa observe daylight saving time?
Sowa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sowa today?
Sowa sees sunrise at 05:33 and sunset at 18:26 today, giving 12h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sowa tonight?
The moon phase over Sowa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sowa?
The antipode of Sowa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 20.56° N, 153.78° W. It falls on land, near Pepeekeo, United States, about 161 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sowa?
Sowa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sowa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sowa, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.