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West Kordofan, Sudan

West Kordofan follows UTC+2, the civil time used throughout Sudan. Al-Fulah is the state capital, while places such as An Nahud, Babanusa, and Muglad provide useful local references for clocks and sunrise.

An Nuhud, Sudan

Saturday, 5 September 2026

UTC+2 · Africa/Khartoum

Time and sun data for An Nuhud — the largest city of West Kordofan

The sun in An Nuhud

Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 12:06 PM Sunset 6:16 PM Daylight 12 h 19 min Night 11 h 41 min Civil twilight 5:35 AM – 6:38 PM

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Current time in West Kordofan, Sudan

The current-time display gives West Kordofan’s local hour and date. The state does not require a separate conversion from other parts of Sudan because the country uses one civil time standard. UTC+2 means that local clocks are two hours ahead of UTC. Add two hours when converting a UTC timestamp for use in West Kordofan, and subtract two hours when turning local time into UTC.

For international calls, compare the current offsets of both places. Another country’s seasonal clock changes may alter the difference even when the West Kordofan clock continues on the same basis. Across West Kordofan the watches can agree, even when the road assures you the next town is still a long way away.

Principal cities and towns

Al-Fulah serves as the state capital and is a natural reference for regional administration. An Nahud, Babanusa, and Muglad are other important urban locations commonly used to orient searches and journeys within West Kordofan.

Al-Fulah: the state capital and an administrative reference point. An Nahud: a major town in the state. Babanusa: a recognized town in western Kordofan. Muglad: an established regional centre. This is a practical list of prominent places, not a population ranking. City size can depend on the boundary and dataset used, so a precise claim about which settlement is largest requires comparable current figures.

For timekeeping, all these places share UTC+2. For sunrise, each must be treated separately because their coordinates are different.

Sunrise in West Kordofan

West Kordofan covers enough ground for sunrise to vary from one locality to another. A calculation for Al-Fulah should not automatically be applied to An Nahud, Babanusa, Muglad, or a rural site elsewhere in the state.

Select the nearest town or enter the site’s coordinates. Choose the date of travel or observation. Confirm that the result is shown in UTC+2 local time. Consider whether hills, trees, buildings, cloud, or dust obscure the horizon.

The sunrise entry marks an astronomical event for the chosen coordinates. It does not promise immediate full daylight at ground level. Twilight begins before sunrise, and local visibility can make the Sun appear later than the calculated horizon crossing.

When arranging an early road departure, field visit, or photograph, distinguish between the formal sunrise time and the amount of light actually needed. A date-specific local forecast may also matter, but it does not change the underlying civil time zone.

Questions and answers

What time zone does West Kordofan use?
West Kordofan uses UTC+2, like the rest of Sudan.
What is the capital of West Kordofan?
Al-Fulah is the state capital.
Is sunrise identical in every West Kordofan town?
No. It varies with coordinates and date, even though every town uses the same civil clock.
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