What time is it in Accra?
17:42:29
Friday 13 November 2026
- Accra, Ghana
- Time zone UTC+00:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:48 · sunset 17:41
Time difference with Accra
Accra is on UTC+00:00 right now: on the same time as UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Accra |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | same time |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 5 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 8 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 4 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 5 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 8 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 8 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 9 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 11 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 3 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Accra
Accra does not change its clocks: UTC+00:00 all year round.
History of local time in Accra
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 January 1956 | UTC all year round |
| 1950 – 1955 | UTC, summer time UTC+0:30 |
| 1947 – 1949 | UTC all year round |
| until 1946 | UTC, with a temporary switch to UTC+0:30 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Accra. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Accra
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 236 km away, Athiémé (Benin) is 1 hour ahead of Accra all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Awoshi | 9 km |
| Dome | 11 km |
| Medina Estates | 13 km |
| Gbawe | 13 km |
| Taifa | 13 km |
| Mandela | 16 km |
| Sakumona | 18 km |
| Adenta | 18 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Accra
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 11 h 52 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:26, dusk 18:03, solar noon 11:45. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 48 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 26 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:45 (15 May 2027), latest at 06:17 (25 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:41 (13 November 2026), latest at 18:19 (11 July 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:11 · moonset 21:12 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 11:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Ghana
Good to know about the time in Accra
Accra is on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) all year round, with no daylight saving time.
The city lies almost on the prime meridian, which reaches the coast at Tema, some thirty kilometres to the east: legal time there closely follows the sun, which reaches its highest point around 12:01 (mean solar noon). Neighbouring Togo has the same time; Nigeria, further east, is 1 hour ahead.