Right now, local time in Ambanja is 22:19 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ambanja ranks #9771 worldwide by population and #15 in Madagascar.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Indian/Antananarivo GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 29m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 12h 36m
- Solar noon
- 11:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 19m (winter) – 12h 56m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ambanja — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.6690° S, 48.4530° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Diana
- Country
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Population
- 63,884 · #9771 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ambanja through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.67° N, 131.55° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bahía Tortugas, Mexico, 2,326 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ambanja today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:57
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Dhuhr
- 11:31
- Asr
- 14:38
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 346.3° from north (NNW (346°))
Full prayer timetable for Ambanja — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ambanja sits in the Indian/Antananarivo time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 36m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 152 cities we cover in Madagascar.
Ambanja's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,392 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 17,382 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.67° S, 48.45° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 11:19 | −11h |
| Chicago | 13:19 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 16:19 | −6h |
| London | 19:19 | −3h |
| Paris | 20:19 | −2h |
| Moscow | 22:19 | same time |
| Dubai | 23:19 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 00:49 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:19 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 03:19 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 04:19 | +6h |
| Sydney | 06:19 | +8h |
Best time to call Ambanja
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ambanja local time:
Cities sharing Ambanja's time zone
Other cities in Madagascar
- Antananarivo22:19
- Toamasina22:19
- Antsirabe22:19
- Mahajanga22:19
- Fianarantsoa22:19
- Toliara22:19
- Antsiranana22:19
- Sambava22:19
- Imerintsiatosika22:19
- Antalaha22:19
- Tôlanaro22:19
- Antanifotsy22:19
Distances from Ambanja
| Dubai | 4,392 km | N (10°) |
| Mumbai | 4,512 km | NE (37°) |
| Singapore | 6,324 km | E (79°) |
| Moscow | 7,786 km | N (354°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,200 km | ENE (61°) |
| Paris | 8,297 km | NNW (331°) |
| London | 8,626 km | NNW (331°) |
| São Paulo | 9,909 km | WSW (246°) |
| Sydney | 10,304 km | SE (126°) |
| Tokyo | 10,998 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 14,762 km | NW (315°) |
| Los Angeles | 17,382 km | NNW (332°) |
Cities near Ambanja
- Hell-Ville36 km · 22:19
- Ambarakaraka48 km · 22:19
- Maromandia73 km · 22:19
- Antsohimbondrona78 km · 22:19
- Ambilobe83 km · 22:19
- Bealanana102 km · 22:19
- Mahalina132 km · 22:19
- Analalava131 km · 22:19
FAQ
What time is it in Ambanja right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ambanja (Madagascar), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ambanja in?
Ambanja runs on the Indian/Antananarivo IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ambanja observe daylight saving time?
Ambanja does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ambanja today?
Ambanja sees sunrise at 05:12 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ambanja tonight?
The moon phase over Ambanja tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ambanja?
The antipode of Ambanja — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.67° N, 131.55° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bahía Tortugas, Mexico, roughly 2,326 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ambanja?
Ambanja lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ambanja?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ambanja, clocks run about 29 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.