Right now, local time in Anakao is 20:30 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Anakao ranks #90564 worldwide by population and #146 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Day length
- 13h 00m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 10h 40m (winter) – 13h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Anakao — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 23.6667° S, 43.6500° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Atsimo-Andrefana
- Country
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Population
- 3,000 · #90564 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Anakao through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.67° N, 136.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hawaiian Beaches, United States, 1,972 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Anakao today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:58
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 18:19
- Isha
- 19:35
- Qibla direction
- 355.0° from north (N (355°))
Full prayer timetable for Anakao — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Anakao sits in the Indian/Antananarivo time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 00m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 152 cities we cover in Madagascar.
Anakao's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,583 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 17,912 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.67° S, 43.65° 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 | 09:30 | −11h |
| Chicago | 11:30 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 14:30 | −6h |
| London | 17:30 | −3h |
| Paris | 18:30 | −2h |
| Moscow | 20:30 | same time |
| Dubai | 21:30 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:00 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:30 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 01:30 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 02:30 | +6h |
| Sydney | 04:30 | +8h |
Best time to call Anakao
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Anakao local time:
Cities sharing Anakao's time zone
Other cities in Madagascar
- Antananarivo20:30
- Toamasina20:30
- Antsirabe20:30
- Mahajanga20:30
- Fianarantsoa20:30
- Toliara20:30
- Antsiranana20:30
- Sambava20:30
- Imerintsiatosika20:30
- Antalaha20:30
- Tôlanaro20:30
- Antanifotsy20:30
Distances from Anakao
| Dubai | 5,583 km | NNE (14°) |
| Mumbai | 5,707 km | NE (36°) |
| Singapore | 7,062 km | ENE (76°) |
| Moscow | 8,850 km | N (357°) |
| São Paulo | 9,008 km | WSW (248°) |
| Paris | 9,046 km | NNW (334°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,176 km | ENE (62°) |
| London | 9,386 km | NNW (334°) |
| Sydney | 10,044 km | SE (128°) |
| Tokyo | 12,032 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 15,109 km | NW (307°) |
| Los Angeles | 17,912 km | NW (307°) |
Cities near Anakao
FAQ
What time is it in Anakao right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Anakao (Madagascar), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Anakao in?
Anakao runs on the Indian/Antananarivo IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Anakao observe daylight saving time?
Anakao does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Anakao today?
Anakao sees sunrise at 05:20 and sunset at 18:20 today, giving 13h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Anakao tonight?
The moon phase over Anakao tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Anakao?
The antipode of Anakao — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.67° N, 136.35° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hawaiian Beaches, United States, roughly 1,972 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Anakao?
Anakao lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Anakao?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Anakao, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.