Local time in Gabon
Gabonese Republic
Current local time in Gabon (WAT (UTC+1)). The clock below updates live in your browser.
Time difference — Libreville
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Differences are relative to Libreville, Gabon, and account for daylight saving time right now.
Time zone information for Gabon
- Standard label
- WAT (UTC+1)
- Standard offset (Libreville)
- UTC+1
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Number of time zones
- 1
- Capital
- Libreville
- IANA zones
- Africa/Lagos
Gabon uses WAT (UTC+1) as its standard time. Clocks stay on the same offset all year round — daylight saving time is not observed. Times on this page are computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so they always match the real current time in Gabon.
Sunrise and sunset in Libreville
Libreville lies close to the equator (0.4° N), so day length barely changes: about 12 h 06 min at the December solstice and 12 h 09 min at the June solstice.
| Date | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 06:31 | 12:34 | 18:37 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 February | 06:34 | 12:37 | 18:40 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 March | 06:27 | 12:30 | 18:34 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 April | 06:18 | 12:22 | 18:25 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 May | 06:16 | 12:20 | 18:24 | 12 h 08 min |
| 21 June | 06:20 | 12:25 | 18:29 | 12 h 09 min |
| 21 July | 06:25 | 12:29 | 18:33 | 12 h 08 min |
| 21 August | 06:23 | 12:26 | 18:30 | 12 h 08 min |
| 21 September | 06:13 | 12:16 | 18:20 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 October | 06:04 | 12:08 | 18:11 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 November | 06:06 | 12:09 | 18:12 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 December | 06:18 | 12:21 | 18:24 | 12 h 06 min |
Calculated for Libreville (0.41°, 9.44°; coordinates from Wikidata) with the standard solar-position formulas used by NOAA, for a sea-level horizon. Results are accurate to about a minute; hills, buildings and altitude shift what you actually see. Times change by only a minute or two from year to year.
Daylight saving time in Gabon
Gabon does not change its clocks: it stays on WAT (UTC+1) all year in 2026 and 2027.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled at build time. Governments occasionally change their rules at short notice.