Right now, local time in Tarkwa is 19:18 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tarkwa ranks #12398 worldwide by population and #44 in Ghana.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Accra GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 11h 56m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 49m (winter) – 12h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tarkwa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tarkwa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.30° S, 178.01° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kulia Village, Tuvalu, about 117 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:18 GMT+12 (Pacific/Funafuti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tarkwa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 64.2° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for Tarkwa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tarkwa sits in the Africa/Accra time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 56m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 119 cities we cover in Ghana.
Tarkwa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,861 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,805 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.30° N, 1.99° 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 | 11:18 | −8h |
| Chicago | 13:18 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 16:18 | −3h |
| London | 19:18 | same time |
| Paris | 20:18 | +1h |
| Moscow | 22:18 | +3h |
| Dubai | 23:18 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 00:48 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:18 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 03:18 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 04:18 | +9h |
| Sydney | 06:18 | +11h |
Best time to call Tarkwa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tarkwa local time:
Cities sharing Tarkwa's time zone
Distances from Tarkwa
| Paris | 4,861 km | N (4°) |
| London | 5,141 km | N (2°) |
| São Paulo | 5,807 km | SW (235°) |
| Dubai | 6,478 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,612 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 8,225 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,254 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 11,743 km | E (87°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,037 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,429 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 13,954 km | NE (38°) |
| Sydney | 15,805 km | SE (142°) |
Cities near Tarkwa
- Aboso8 km · 19:18
- Prestea22 km · 19:18
- Shama Junction48 km · 19:18
- Sekondi-Takoradi49 km · 19:18
- Sekondi51 km · 19:18
- Takoradi52 km · 19:18
- Wassa-Akropong55 km · 19:18
- Esim56 km · 19:18
FAQ
What time is it in Tarkwa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tarkwa (Ghana), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tarkwa in?
Tarkwa runs on the Africa/Accra IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Tarkwa observe daylight saving time?
Tarkwa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tarkwa today?
Tarkwa sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 11h 56m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tarkwa tonight?
The moon phase over Tarkwa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tarkwa?
The antipode of Tarkwa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.30° S, 178.01° E. It falls on land, near Kulia Village, Tuvalu, about 117 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tarkwa?
Tarkwa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tarkwa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tarkwa, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.