Right now, local time in Tessalit is 16:52 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tessalit ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #78 in Mali.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Bamako GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Day length
- 11h 23m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 54m (winter) – 13h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tessalit — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tessalit through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 20.20° S, 178.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tubou, Fiji, about 219 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:52 GMT+12 (Pacific/Fiji)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tessalit today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:21
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 81.0° from north (E (81°))
Full prayer timetable for Tessalit — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tessalit sits in the Africa/Bamako time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 23m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 94 cities we cover in Mali.
Tessalit's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,189 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,713 km off. Its position on the globe is 20.20° N, 1.01° 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 | 08:52 | −8h |
| Chicago | 10:52 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 13:52 | −3h |
| London | 16:52 | same time |
| Paris | 17:52 | +1h |
| Moscow | 19:52 | +3h |
| Dubai | 20:52 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 22:22 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:52 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 00:52 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 01:52 | +9h |
| Sydney | 03:52 | +11h |
Best time to call Tessalit
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tessalit local time:
Cities sharing Tessalit's time zone
Distances from Tessalit
| Paris | 3,189 km | N (2°) |
| London | 3,483 km | N (359°) |
| Moscow | 4,984 km | NNE (28°) |
| Dubai | 5,560 km | ENE (73°) |
| São Paulo | 7,093 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 7,462 km | ENE (77°) |
| Chicago | 8,417 km | NW (310°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,203 km | NW (313°) |
| Singapore | 11,289 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,357 km | ENE (60°) |
| Tokyo | 12,429 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 16,713 km | ESE (124°) |
Cities near Tessalit
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- Ti-n-Essako249 km · 16:52
- Bourem388 km · 16:52
- Gao451 km · 16:52
- Gourma Rharous482 km · 16:52
FAQ
What time is it in Tessalit right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tessalit (Mali), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tessalit in?
Tessalit runs on the Africa/Bamako IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Tessalit observe daylight saving time?
Tessalit does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tessalit today?
Tessalit sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 17:22 today, giving 11h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tessalit tonight?
The moon phase over Tessalit tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tessalit?
The antipode of Tessalit — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 20.20° S, 178.99° W. It falls on land, near Tubou, Fiji, about 219 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tessalit?
Tessalit lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tessalit?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tessalit, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.