Right now, local time in Tau is 21:14 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tau ranks #87413 worldwide by population and #161 in Norway.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Day length
- 8h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 6h 09m (winter) – 18h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 59.06° S, 174.08° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,689 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tau today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 14:12
- Maghrib
- 16:42
- Isha
- 18:53
- Qibla direction
- 132.4° from north (SE (132°))
Full prayer timetable for Tau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tau sits in the Europe/Oslo time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 8h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 533 cities we cover in Norway.
Tau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 922 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,233 km off. Its position on the globe is 59.06° N, 5.92° 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 | 12:14 | −9h |
| Chicago | 14:14 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:14 | −4h |
| London | 20:14 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:14 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:14 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:14 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 01:44 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:14 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:14 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:14 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:14 | +10h |
Best time to call Tau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tau local time:
Cities sharing Tau's time zone
- OsloNO
- BergenNO
- TrondheimNO
- StavangerNO
- KristiansandNO
- DrammenNO
- LillestrømNO
- SandnesNO
Other cities in Norway
- Oslo21:14
- Bergen21:14
- Trondheim21:14
- Stavanger21:14
- Kristiansand21:14
- Drammen21:14
- Lillestrøm21:14
- Sandnes21:14
- Fredrikstad21:14
- Sandefjord21:14
- Asker21:14
- Sarpsborg21:14
Distances from Tau
| London | 922 km | SSW (207°) |
| Paris | 1,158 km | SSW (193°) |
| Moscow | 1,914 km | E (87°) |
| Dubai | 5,341 km | ESE (113°) |
| Chicago | 6,306 km | WNW (297°) |
| Mumbai | 6,891 km | E (100°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,456 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 8,649 km | NE (37°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,875 km | ENE (63°) |
| Singapore | 10,329 km | E (83°) |
| São Paulo | 10,366 km | SW (227°) |
| Sydney | 16,233 km | ENE (58°) |
Cities near Tau
FAQ
What time is it in Tau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tau (Norway), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tau in?
Tau runs on the Europe/Oslo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Tau 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 Tau today?
Tau sees sunrise at 07:57 and sunset at 16:44 today, giving 8h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tau tonight?
The moon phase over Tau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tau?
The antipode of Tau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 59.06° S, 174.08° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,689 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tau?
Tau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tau, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.