Right now, local time in Yei is 22:53 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yei ranks #2330 worldwide by population and #3 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 18m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 11h 58m
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Daylight range
- 11h 53m (winter) – 12h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yei — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.0944° N, 30.6764° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Equatoria
- Country
- 🇸🇸 South Sudan
- Population
- 260,720 · #2330 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yei through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.09° S, 149.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,120 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yei today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:31
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Dhuhr
- 11:42
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 26.4° from north (NNE (26°))
Full prayer timetable for Yei — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yei sits in the Africa/Juba time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 23 cities we cover in South Sudan.
Yei's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,529 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,666 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.09° N, 30.68° 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 | 12:53 | −10h |
| Chicago | 14:53 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:53 | −5h |
| London | 20:53 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:53 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:53 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:53 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:23 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:53 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:53 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:53 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:53 | +9h |
Best time to call Yei
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yei local time:
Distances from Yei
| Dubai | 3,529 km | NE (46°) |
| Mumbai | 4,868 km | ENE (67°) |
| Paris | 5,654 km | NNW (336°) |
| Moscow | 5,778 km | N (5°) |
| London | 5,994 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 8,127 km | E (90°) |
| São Paulo | 8,904 km | WSW (245°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,166 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 11,436 km | NE (52°) |
| Chicago | 11,979 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 13,057 km | SE (126°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,666 km | NW (325°) |
Cities near Yei
FAQ
What time is it in Yei right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yei (South Sudan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Yei in?
Yei runs on the Africa/Juba IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Yei observe daylight saving time?
Yei does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yei today?
Yei sees sunrise at 05:42 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 11h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yei tonight?
The moon phase over Yei tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yei?
The antipode of Yei — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.09° S, 149.32° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,120 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yei?
Yei lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yei?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yei, clocks run about 18 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.