Right now, local time in Wau is 16:34 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wau ranks #4874 worldwide by population and #5 in South Sudan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Juba GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 40m (winter) – 12h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.7011° N, 27.9897° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Bahr al Ghazal
- Country
- 🇸🇸 South Sudan
- Population
- 127,384 · #4874 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.70° S, 152.01° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Faanui, French Polynesia, 977 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wau today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 17:47
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 38.5° from north (NE (39°))
Full prayer timetable for Wau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wau sits in the Africa/Juba time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 23 cities we cover in South Sudan.
Wau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,492 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,167 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.70° N, 27.99° 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 | 06:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:34 | −5h |
| London | 14:34 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:34 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:34 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:34 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:04 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:34 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:34 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:34 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:34 | +9h |
Best time to call Wau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wau local time:
Distances from Wau
| Dubai | 3,492 km | NE (53°) |
| Mumbai | 4,999 km | ENE (71°) |
| Paris | 5,168 km | NNW (337°) |
| Moscow | 5,411 km | N (7°) |
| London | 5,509 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 8,426 km | E (91°) |
| São Paulo | 8,807 km | WSW (244°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,293 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 11,417 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 11,483 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 13,532 km | SE (125°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,167 km | NW (325°) |
Cities near Wau
FAQ
What time is it in Wau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wau (South Sudan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Wau in?
Wau runs on the Africa/Juba IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Wau observe daylight saving time?
Wau does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Wau today?
Wau sees sunrise at 05:57 and sunset at 17:48 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wau tonight?
The moon phase over Wau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wau?
The antipode of Wau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.70° S, 152.01° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Faanui, French Polynesia, roughly 977 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wau?
Wau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wau, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.