Right now, local time in Thika is 16:03 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Thika ranks #2434 worldwide by population and #9 in Kenya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Thika — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.0333° S, 37.0693° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Nairobi County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 251,407 · #2434 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Thika through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.03° N, 142.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,149 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Thika today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:20
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 6.7° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Thika — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Thika sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Thika's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,521 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,535 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.03° S, 37.07° 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 | 05:03 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:03 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:03 | −6h |
| London | 13:03 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:03 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:03 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:03 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:33 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:03 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:03 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:03 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:03 | +8h |
Best time to call Thika
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Thika local time:
Cities sharing Thika's time zone
Distances from Thika
| Dubai | 3,521 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 4,499 km | ENE (58°) |
| Moscow | 6,315 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 6,471 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 6,807 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,426 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,727 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,319 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,212 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,147 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,881 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,535 km | NNW (328°) |
Cities near Thika
FAQ
What time is it in Thika right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Thika (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Thika in?
Thika runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Thika observe daylight saving time?
Thika does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Thika today?
Thika sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Thika tonight?
The moon phase over Thika tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Thika?
The antipode of Thika — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.03° N, 142.93° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,149 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Thika?
Thika lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Thika?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Thika, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.