Ghana
Time now in Central Region
Sunrise 05:59Sunset 06:15Time zone UTC +0
Time zone
Africa/Accra
UTC offset
UTC +0
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,717,543
Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
06:15
Day length
12h 16m
Coordinates
5.50, -1.00
Time difference from Central Region
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Central Region right now.
Central Region on the map
About the time in Central Region
Around 1,717,543 people live in Central Region, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Central Region sits at latitude 5.50, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 16m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Central Region runs on Africa/Accra, which puts the city UTC +0 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Central Region
- Does Central Region change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Central Region keeps UTC +0 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Accra, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Central Region?
- Central Region is UTC +0 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Central Region right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Central Region, updating every second from Africa/Accra (UTC +0).
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