Mount Everest — GPS Coordinates

Mount Everest (Solukhumbu), Nepal is located at 27.9881°, 86.9250° at about 8849 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Kathmandu.

Mount Everest in all 8 coordinate formats

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Location facts
Country
Nepal (NP)
City
Solukhumbu
Elevation
8849 m (29032 ft)
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
Local time now
Sun & moon today (UTC)
Sunrise
23:39 UTC
Sunset
12:58 UTC
Day length
13 h 19 min
Moon phase
Waning Crescent (20% lit)

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World map highlighting the position of Mount Everest
Where Mount Everest sits on the globe (27.99°, 86.92°).

On a map, Mount Everest is found at 27.9881° N, 86.9250° E — the subtropics, 3,112 km from the equator. At roughly 8,849 m (29,032 ft) above sea level, altitude is a defining part of its geography. Local time follows the Asia/Kathmandu timezone.

Mount Everest in every coordinate format

Format Value
Decimal degrees 27.988100, 86.925000
DMS 27°59'17.16"N 86°55'30.00"E
DDM 27°59.2860'N 86°55.5000'E
UTM 45R 492625E 3095886N
MGRS 45R VL 92624 95886
Plus Code 7MV8XWQG+62R
Geohash tuvz4p0f7

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Where this landmark sits on the globe

  • Distance to the equator: 3,112 km
  • Distance to the North Pole: 6,895 km · to the South Pole: 13,120 km
  • Antipode (opposite point on Earth): -27.9881, -93.0750 — explore it with the antipode finder

Sunrise & sunset in Mount Everest through 2026

Local times (Asia/Kathmandu), computed astronomically for these exact coordinates:

Date Sunrise Sunset Day length
Jan 1 06:49 17:13 10 h 23 min
Feb 1 06:45 17:38 10 h 52 min
Mar 1 06:23 17:58 11 h 34 min
Apr 1 05:49 18:15 12 h 26 min
May 1 05:19 18:32 13 h 13 min
Jun 1 05:02 18:50 13 h 47 min
Jul 1 05:05 18:58 13 h 53 min
Aug 1 05:20 18:48 13 h 28 min
Sep 1 05:37 18:20 12 h 43 min
Oct 1 05:51 17:45 11 h 54 min
Nov 1 06:09 17:14 11 h 05 min
Dec 1 06:32 17:02 10 h 30 min

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Distances from Mount Everest

To Distance Miles Initial bearing
London 7,417 km 4,608 mi 317° NW
New York 12,127 km 7,535 mi 345° NNW
Tokyo 4,995 km 3,103 mi 66° ENE
Sydney 9,647 km 5,994 mi 131° SE
Dubai 3,154 km 1,960 mi 272° W
Singapore 3,464 km 2,153 mi 146° SE
Los Angeles 12,625 km 7,845 mi 23° NNE
Johannesburg 8,710 km 5,412 mi 232° SW

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Nearest places in this database

Place Distance Bearing
Kathmandu, Nepal 161 km 259° W
Gazipur, Bangladesh 565 km 141° SE
Dhaka, Bangladesh 590 km 143° SE
Kolkata, India 620 km 166° SSE
Khulna, Bangladesh 634 km 155° SSE

Local time

Mount Everest uses the Asia/Kathmandu timezone (UTC+05:45 in January, UTC+05:45 in July) and does not observe daylight saving time.