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What time is it in Asmara?

20:42:03

Friday 13 November 2026

  • Asmara, Eritrea
  • Time zone UTC+03:00
  • No daylight saving time
  • Sunrise 06:25 · sunset 17:51

Time difference with Asmara

Asmara is on UTC+03:00 right now: 3 hours ahead of UTC all year round.

CityTimeCompared with Asmara
London United Kingdom 17:42 3 hours behind
New York United States 12:42 8 hours behind
Los Angeles United States 09:42 11 hours behind
Paris France 18:42 2 hours behind
Berlin Germany 18:42 2 hours behind
Dubai United Arab Emirates 21:42 1 hour ahead
New Delhi India 23:12 2 h 30 min ahead
Singapore Singapore 01:42 5 hours ahead
Hong Kong Hong Kong 01:42 5 hours ahead
Tokyo Japan 02:42 6 hours ahead
Sydney Australia 04:42 8 hours ahead
São Paulo Brazil 14:42 6 hours behind

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Daylight saving time in Asmara

Asmara does not change its clocks: UTC+03:00 all year round.

History of local time in Asmara

PeriodLegal time
since 5 May 1936UTC+3 all year round

Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Asmara. Daylight saving time around the world

Upcoming eclipses visible from Asmara

  • 2 August 2027 · solar eclipsepartial, 87 % of the Sun covered at 13:36
  • 1 June 2030 · solar eclipsepartial, 18 % of the Sun covered at 07:29
  • 12 January 2028 · partial lunar eclipsepartly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 07:13
  • 6 July 2028 · partial lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 21:19

All eclipses until 2035

Nearby places

Nearest time zone border: 272 km away, Kassala (Sudan) is 1 hour behind Asmara all year round.

PlaceDistance
Mendefera52 km
Massaoua65 km
Keren71 km
Intich’o120 km
Adoua131 km
Ādīgrat131 km
Aksoum137 km
Idaga Hamus145 km

Day and night around the world

World map: where it is day and where it is night right now, with Asmara
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Sun and Moon in Asmara

Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
17:51
Day length
11 h 26 min
Tomorrow
−1 min
0 h6 h12 h18 h24 h 06:2517:51

Dawn 06:02, dusk 18:14, solar noon 12:08. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 13 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 2 min).

Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:52 (28 May 2027), latest at 06:54 (15 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:51 (13 November 2026), latest at 18:59 (3 July 2027).

Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 17 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:51 · moonset 21:09 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 14:47 · moon calendar