Time in Dakar, Senegal | Dakar Now
Thursday, 22 October 2026
GMT (UTC+00:00)
Time zone information for Dakar
UTC +0
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) , currently 7 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Dakar does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Dakar is always 7 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Dakar is
Africa/Dakar.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Dakar
- ▪Sunrise: 07:02
- ▪Sunset: 18:45
- ▪Day length: 11h 43m
- ▪Solar noon: 12:54
- ▪Current time in Dakar is currently 54 minutes ahead of solar time.
Dakar on map
- ▪Location: Dakar, Senegal
- ▪Latitude: 14,69. Longitude: -17,44
- ▪Population: 2,646,503
- ▪Elevation: 12 m
Time difference
from Dakar
Sun cycle
Sunrise 07:02
Solar noon 12:54Sunset 18:45
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
Africa/Dakar- Abbreviation
- GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1792651268
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Solar noon
- 12:54
- Day length
- 11h 43m
- Night length
- 12h 16m
- Civil twilight
- 06:40 – 19:07
Geography & country
- Country
- Senegal
- Region / State
- Dakar
- Coordinates
- 14.694°, -17.444°
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Population
- 2,646,503
- Classification
- Capital city
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