Right now, local time in Wa is 16:44 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wa ranks #8012 worldwide by population and #27 in Ghana.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Accra GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 11h 32m (winter) – 12h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.0607° N, 2.5019° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Upper West
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Population
- 78,107 · #8012 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.06° S, 177.50° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Savave Village, Tuvalu, about 243 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:44 GMT+12 (Pacific/Funafuti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:49
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 69.1° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Wa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wa sits in the Africa/Accra time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 119 cities we cover in Ghana.
Wa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,338 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,249 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.06° N, 2.50° 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 | 08:44 | −8h |
| Chicago | 10:44 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 13:44 | −3h |
| London | 16:44 | same time |
| Paris | 17:44 | +1h |
| Moscow | 19:44 | +3h |
| Dubai | 20:44 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 22:14 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:44 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 00:44 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 01:44 | +9h |
| Sydney | 03:44 | +11h |
Best time to call Wa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wa local time:
Cities sharing Wa's time zone
Distances from Wa
| Paris | 4,338 km | N (5°) |
| London | 4,614 km | N (2°) |
| São Paulo | 6,081 km | SW (231°) |
| Moscow | 6,159 km | NNE (26°) |
| Dubai | 6,305 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 8,119 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 8,862 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,660 km | NW (309°) |
| Singapore | 11,766 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,235 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 13,566 km | NE (36°) |
| Sydney | 16,249 km | SE (139°) |
Cities near Wa
FAQ
What time is it in Wa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wa (Ghana), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Wa in?
Wa runs on the Africa/Accra IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Wa observe daylight saving time?
Wa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Wa today?
Wa sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wa tonight?
The moon phase over Wa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wa?
The antipode of Wa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.06° S, 177.50° E. It falls on land, near Savave Village, Tuvalu, about 243 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wa?
Wa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wa, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.