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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Timbuktu, Mali
Africa/Abidjan
Observatory log
Timbuktu, observed
- 01Time zone
Greenwich Mean Time
GMT · UTC · IANA
Africa/Abidjan- 02Daylight saving
Mali does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on GMT (UTC) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:05Sunset17:48Day length11 h 43 minSolar noon11:57
MoonWaxing gibbous, 58% lit
Golden hour05:52–06:35 · 17:19–18:02
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Mali is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Mali
Mali uses a single time zone: Africa/Abidjan.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
16.77° N, 3.02° W
Differences
Timbuktu and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from TimbuktuDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +1 h | |
 New York | −4 h | |
| Los Angeles | −7 h | |
| Chicago | −5 h | |
 São Paulo | −3 h | |
 Paris | +2 h | |
 Dubai | +4 h | |
 Mumbai | +5 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +8 h | |
 Hong Kong | +8 h | |
 Tokyo | +9 h |
Questions
Asked about Timbuktu
What time zone is Timbuktu in?
Timbuktu uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC. Its IANA time-zone ID is Africa/Abidjan.
Does Mali use daylight saving time?
No. Mali does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Timbuktu today?
Today in Timbuktu the sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 17:48, giving 11 h 43 min of daylight.