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Current local time in Kankan

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1 October 2026ThursdayThursday, 1 October 2026
Calling Code +224
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Sun & moon in Kankan today

Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
18:28
Daylight
12.0hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Kankan

J11.6 hrsF11.8 hrsM12.1 hrsA12.3 hrsM12.6 hrsJ12.7 hrsJ12.7 hrsA12.5 hrsS12.2 hrsO11.9 hrsN11.7 hrsD11.5 hrs

Working hours in Kankan

9h overlap

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Time zone guide for Kankan

Kankan, Guinea runs on UTC+0. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Kankan and New York is 4 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Kankan lines up with 09:00–14:00 in New York. The time difference between Kankan and London is 1 hour. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Kankan lines up with 10:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Kankan and Tokyo is 9 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Reykjavík, Casablanca, Accra. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Kankan.

Practical information for Kankan

Kankan (Guinea) is home to roughly 200K people. Today brings about 12.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:25, sunset at 18:28. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 10° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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Guinea

Guinea

Capital

Conakry

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

GMT · Africa/Conakry

Coordinates

10.39°N, 9.31°W

Currency

GNF (FG)

Calling Code

+224

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

French

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The Heart of Manding Country

Kankan is the centre of Guinea's Malinke population, descendants of the Mali Empire, and a long-standing centre of Islamic scholarship in the region. The Milo river beside it feeds the Niger.

The clock: Kankan keeps UTC+0. Guinea's highlands are the source of the Niger, the Gambia and the Senegal rivers.

The sun and the clock in Kankan (2026)

Solar noon12:37on UTC+0 standard time
Longest day12h 44m22 June
Shortest day11h 31m22 December
Yearly average12h 8mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise06:1430 May
Latest sunset19:0314 July

Kankan lies at 9.3°W. Its time zone, UTC+0, is built around the prime meridian (0°). The 9.3° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 37 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:37 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+0 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 12h 44m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 11h 31m. The swing between them is 1h 13m. Inside the tropics the day length stays within a narrow band all year.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Kankan the sun comes up earliest on 30 May at 06:14, while the latest sunset waits until 14 July at 19:03. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Kankan that civil twilight runs about 21 minutes at the equinox.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Kankan?

The official timezone for Kankan, Guinea is Africa/Conakry with a current UTC offset of UTC+0.

What is the population and location of Kankan?

Kankan has an estimated population of 200K and is located at coordinates 10.39°N, 9.31°W.

How many hours of daylight does Kankan get?

Kankan gets 12h 44m of daylight on its longest day and 11h 31m on its shortest, averaging 12h 8m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Kankan?

Solar noon in Kankan falls at about 12:37 on UTC+0 standard time, because the city sits 9.3° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Kankan?

The Heart of Manding Country: Kankan is the centre of Guinea's Malinke population, descendants of the Mali Empire, and a long-standing centre of Islamic scholarship in the region. The Milo river beside it feeds the Niger.