Al Kufrah, Libya
Al Kufrah uses Libya’s UTC+2 time throughout the year. Jawf, Tazirbu, and Rebiana keep the same official clock, although their separation across southeastern Libya produces different sunrise and sunset times.
At Taj, Libya
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Tripoli
Time and sun data for At Taj — the largest city of Al Kufrah
The sun in At Taj
Sunrise 06:11 Solar noon 12:27 Sunset 18:44 Daylight 12 h 34 min Night 11 h 26 min Civil twilight 05:48 – 19:07
Libya · 13 cities
Largest cities
All cities
- `eoj Wahs
- Al `uwaynat
- Al Hawwari
- Al Jawf
- Al Kufrah
- At Taj
- At Tallab
- Buzaymah
- Kontangyi
- Ma`tan As Sarah
- Posto Trucchi
- Tāzirbū
- Zighan
Current time in Al Kufrah, Libya
Al Kufrah observes Eastern European Time, abbreviated EET. The region is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time and currently makes no daylight-saving clock changes. Its legal offset therefore remains constant from one season to the next.
Someone reading a UTC schedule can add two hours to find local time in Al Kufrah. Comparisons with countries that adopt summer time require a date-specific check, because their clocks may shift while Libya’s remain fixed.
The region covers a broad desert area, but it contains no internal civil-time division. A journey between its oases can be substantial without involving any change to the official hour. In Al Kufrah, the next oasis may be far away, yet it is courteously waiting in the same time zone.
Oasis settlements of southeastern Libya
Jawf is the principal urban centre of the Kufra oasis group and the usual point of reference for regional services. Tazirbu is another important oasis settlement farther to the northwest. Rebiana is a smaller and more remote oasis community.
Useful names for local time and daylight checks are: Jawf, the region’s main population centre Tazirbu, an oasis settlement northwest of Jawf Rebiana, a remote settlement in the wider desert region Outlying communities for which coordinates may be more useful than a city name
English transliterations of these names can vary. If a search gives several matches, verify the country and map coordinates before accepting the displayed time. A correct place selection should resolve to Libya and use UTC+2.
Sunrise across a vast desert territory
Al Kufrah’s large geographic extent makes a single regional sunrise value an approximation. Eastern locations generally encounter sunrise earlier by the clock than western locations on the same date. North-south position also influences the seasonal length of daylight.
Oasis vegetation, dunes, escarpments, dust, and cloud can affect the visible event. Astronomical sunrise is calculated for an idealised horizon, so first sight of the Sun may occur later for an observer whose eastern view is obstructed.
Use the nearest oasis or exact coordinates. Select the intended local calendar date. Confirm that the result is shown in UTC+2. Check twilight separately if the activity begins before sunrise. The time of sunrise moves gradually from day to day and more visibly across the seasons. For desert travel, consult sunset too: knowing the available daylight is more useful than considering dawn alone. The official clock remains uniform even when natural light differs noticeably between distant parts of Al Kufrah.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time standard in Al Kufrah?
- The region follows Eastern European Time at UTC+2.
- Does Al Kufrah observe daylight saving time?
- No. Its current clock offset stays the same throughout the year.
- Should I use Jawf’s sunrise for all of Al Kufrah?
- Only as a general guide. For a distant oasis or route, use the nearest settlement or precise coordinates.