/
- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Fada, Chad
Africa/Ndjamena
Observatory log
Fada, observed
- 01Time zone
West Africa Time
WAT · UTC+1 · IANA
Africa/Ndjamena- 02Daylight saving
Chad does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on WAT (UTC+1) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise05:27Sunset17:10Day length11 h 43 minSolar noon11:18
MoonFirst quarter, 48% lit
Golden hour05:14–05:56 · 16:41–17:23
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Chad is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Chad
Chad uses a single time zone: Africa/Ndjamena.
- 08Coordinates
17.18° N, 21.59° E · Bet
Differences
Fada and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from FadaDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | Same time | |
 New York | −5 h | |
| Los Angeles | −8 h | |
| Chicago | −6 h | |
 São Paulo | −4 h | |
 Paris | +1 h | |
 Dubai | +3 h | |
 Mumbai | +4 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +7 h | |
 Hong Kong | +7 h | |
 Tokyo | +8 h |
Questions
Asked about Fada
What time zone is Fada in?
Fada uses West Africa Time (WAT), UTC+1. Its IANA time-zone ID is Africa/Ndjamena.
Does Chad use daylight saving time?
No. Chad does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on West Africa Time (UTC+1) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Fada today?
Today in Fada the sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 17:10, giving 11 h 43 min of daylight.