Right now, local time in Waterloo is 13:58 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Waterloo ranks #11294 worldwide by population and #6 in Sierra Leone.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 37m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:37
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Waterloo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.3389° N, 13.0709° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Area
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 55,000 · #11294 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Waterloo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.34° S, 166.93° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 293 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:58 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Waterloo today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 12:37
- Asr
- 15:57
- Maghrib
- 18:30
- Isha
- 19:38
- Qibla direction
- 69.3° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Waterloo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Waterloo sits in the Africa/Freetown time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 87 cities we cover in Sierra Leone.
Waterloo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,731 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,751 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.34° N, 13.07° 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 | 05:58 | −8h |
| Chicago | 07:58 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 10:58 | −3h |
| London | 13:58 | same time |
| Paris | 14:58 | +1h |
| Moscow | 16:58 | +3h |
| Dubai | 17:58 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 19:28 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:58 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 21:58 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 22:58 | +9h |
| Sydney | 00:58 | +11h |
Best time to call Waterloo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Waterloo local time:
Distances from Waterloo
| Paris | 4,731 km | NNE (15°) |
| London | 4,944 km | NNE (11°) |
| São Paulo | 5,086 km | SW (225°) |
| Moscow | 6,872 km | NNE (30°) |
| Dubai | 7,443 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,113 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,282 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,859 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 12,938 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,335 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 14,349 km | NNE (29°) |
| Sydney | 16,751 km | SSE (153°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Waterloo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Waterloo (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Waterloo in?
Waterloo runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Waterloo observe daylight saving time?
Waterloo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Waterloo today?
Waterloo sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 18:31 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Waterloo tonight?
The moon phase over Waterloo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Waterloo?
The antipode of Waterloo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.34° S, 166.93° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 293 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Waterloo?
Waterloo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Waterloo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Waterloo, clocks run about 37 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.