Sierra Leone · Northern Province
Current local time in Makeni
Makeni keeps time on the Africa/Freetown zone, currently UTC+0. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Makeni, Northern Province
Makeni time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Freetown
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+0
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Region
- Northern Province
- Coordinates
- 8.89°, -12.04°
- Population
- 85,116
- Local date
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Makeni today
Computed from Makeni's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:43 AM
- Sunset
- 6:53 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:48 PM
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Civil dawn
- 6:18 AM
- Civil dusk
- 7:17 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 7:07 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 6:28 PM
Makeni time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Makeni is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:09 PM | 7h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:09 PM | 1h behind |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:09 AM | 4h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:09 AM | 9h behind |
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Makenitime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Makeni right now?
- Makeni is on Africa/Freetown, currently UTC+0. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Makeni in?
- Makeni uses the IANA time zone Africa/Freetown, which is UTC+0 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Makeni observe daylight saving time?
- No. Makeni stays on UTC+0 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Makeni today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:43 AM and sets at about 6:53 PM local time in Makeni, giving roughly 12h 10m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:48 PM.
Working with Makeni time
Scheduling across Africa/Freetown is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.