Right now, local time in Thiès is 14:27 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Thiès ranks #1906 worldwide by population and #5 in Senegal.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Dakar GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 52m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Day length
- 11h 35m
- Solar noon
- 12:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 15m (winter) – 13h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Thiès — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 14.7894° N, 16.9260° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Thies
- Country
- 🇸🇳 Senegal
- Population
- 317,763 · #1906 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Thiès through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.79° S, 163.07° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Port-Olry, Vanuatu, about 431 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:27 GMT+11 (Pacific/Efate)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Thiès today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:51
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:52
- Asr
- 16:11
- Maghrib
- 18:39
- Isha
- 19:47
- Qibla direction
- 74.0° from north (ENE (74°))
Full prayer timetable for Thiès — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Thiès sits in the Africa/Dakar time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 153 cities we cover in Senegal.
Thiès's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,177 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,581 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.79° N, 16.93° 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 | 06:27 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:27 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:27 | −3h |
| London | 14:27 | same time |
| Paris | 15:27 | +1h |
| Moscow | 17:27 | +3h |
| Dubai | 18:27 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 19:57 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:27 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 22:27 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 23:27 | +9h |
| Sydney | 01:27 | +11h |
Best time to call Thiès
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Thiès local time:
Cities sharing Thiès's time zone
- DakarSN
- PikineSN
- ToubaSN
- GuédiawayeSN
- KaolackSN
- RufisqueSN
- MbourSN
- Saint-LouisSN
Other cities in Senegal
- Dakar14:27
- Pikine14:27
- Touba14:27
- Guédiawaye14:27
- Kaolack14:27
- Rufisque14:27
- Mbour14:27
- Saint-Louis14:27
- Thiès Nones14:27
- Rufisque est14:27
- Ziguinchor14:27
- Diourbel14:27
Distances from Thiès
| Paris | 4,177 km | NNE (21°) |
| London | 4,349 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 5,348 km | SW (218°) |
| Moscow | 6,474 km | NNE (33°) |
| Chicago | 7,328 km | NW (310°) |
| Dubai | 7,553 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 9,455 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,098 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 13,257 km | E (80°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,277 km | NE (53°) |
| Tokyo | 13,886 km | NNE (23°) |
| Sydney | 17,581 km | SSE (153°) |
Cities near Thiès
- Thiès Nones4 km · 14:27
- Pout15 km · 14:27
- Dougnane20 km · 14:27
- Tivaouane22 km · 14:27
- Sébikhotane23 km · 14:27
- Kbombole24 km · 14:27
- Kayar25 km · 14:27
- Khombole25 km · 14:27
FAQ
What time is it in Thiès right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Thiès (Senegal), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Thiès in?
Thiès runs on the Africa/Dakar IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Thiès observe daylight saving time?
Thiès does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Thiès today?
Thiès sees sunrise at 07:04 and sunset at 18:40 today, giving 11h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Thiès tonight?
The moon phase over Thiès tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Thiès?
The antipode of Thiès — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.79° S, 163.07° E. It falls on land, near Port-Olry, Vanuatu, about 431 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Thiès?
Thiès lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Thiès?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Thiès, clocks run about 52 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.