Current Local Time in Accra
Ghana Africa/Accra GMT UTC+0 No clock change
11:29:46 AM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+0 (+00:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+0
Same on every date
Abbreviation
GMT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Accra never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Africa/Accra
Ghana · Africa
Accra time zone
Accra keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+0, written GMT, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Accra would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Accra
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+0 (GMT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 12:00 PM in January · 12:00 PM in July
Clock changes in Accra, 2026–2028
Full record for Accra → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Accra stays on UTC+0 (GMT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Accra
Computed for 5.6037°, -0.1870° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
6:17 PM
Day length
12h 21m
−0m 14s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:07 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 4:43 AM | 7:30 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 5:09 AM | 7:05 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:34 AM | 6:39 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:56 AM | 6:17 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Accra runs from about 11h 48m at the shortest day to 12h 27m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:11 PM
- Moonset
- 8:49 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 4:19 AM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 5:38 PM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Accra
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Current weather for Accra is unavailable right now. Everything else on this page — local time, time zone rules, sunrise and sunset — is computed locally and unaffected.
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Time difference between Accra and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | −4h | Varies: −4h / −5h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | −3h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | +1h | Varies: +1h / ±0h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | +3h | Varies: +3h / +2h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | +3h | Varies: +3h / +2h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | +5:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +10h | Varies: +11h / +10h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −7h | Varies: −7h / −8h |
Accra at a glance
- Country
- Ghana
- Region
- Africa
- Coordinates
- 5.6037° N, 0.1870° W
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Accra
- Currency
- GHS
- Language
- English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Häufige Fragen
What time is it in Accra right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Accra, Ghana, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Africa/Accra time zone rules. Accra currently runs at UTC+0 (GMT) all year round.
What time zone is Accra in?
Accra uses the IANA time zone Africa/Accra, written as GMT all year. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Accra?
Accra stays at UTC+0 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Accra observe daylight saving time?
No. Accra does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+0 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Accra and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 4 hours behind Accra. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 5 hours (New York behind Accra) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Accra and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 3 hours behind Accra, and that gap holds all year — neither city moves its clocks in a way that changes it.
What is the time difference between Accra and London?
For most of 2026, London is 1 hour ahead of Accra. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the clocks match from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – December 31.
How long is the day in Accra?
Day length in Accra ranges from about 11h 48m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 27m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 5.60°, longitude -0.19°.