Right now, local time in Antananarivo is 23:32 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Antananarivo ranks #385 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 26m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 12h 43m
- Solar noon
- 11:34
- Daylight range
- 10h 59m (winter) – 13h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Antananarivo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 18.9137° S, 47.5361° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Analamanga
- Country
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Population
- 1,349,501 · #385 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Antananarivo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 18.91° N, 132.46° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bahía Tortugas, Mexico, 2,039 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Antananarivo today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:56
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Dhuhr
- 11:35
- Asr
- 14:52
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 349.0° from north (N (349°))
Full prayer timetable for Antananarivo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Antananarivo sits in the Indian/Antananarivo time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 43m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Madagascar, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Antananarivo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,983 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 17,821 km off. Its position on the globe is 18.91° S, 47.54° 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 | 13:32 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −6h |
| London | 20:32 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +8h |
Best time to call Antananarivo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Antananarivo local time:
Cities sharing Antananarivo's time zone
Other cities in Madagascar
- Toamasina23:32
- Antsirabe23:32
- Mahajanga23:32
- Fianarantsoa23:32
- Toliara23:32
- Antsiranana23:32
- Sambava23:32
- Imerintsiatosika23:32
- Antalaha23:32
- Tôlanaro23:32
- Antanifotsy23:32
- Ambovombe23:32
Distances from Antananarivo
| Dubai | 4,983 km | N (10°) |
| Mumbai | 5,043 km | NE (35°) |
| Singapore | 6,543 km | ENE (76°) |
| Moscow | 8,356 km | N (354°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,568 km | ENE (61°) |
| Paris | 8,760 km | NNW (332°) |
| London | 9,095 km | NNW (332°) |
| São Paulo | 9,584 km | WSW (246°) |
| Sydney | 10,040 km | SE (126°) |
| Tokyo | 11,408 km | ENE (56°) |
| Chicago | 15,091 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 17,821 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Antananarivo
- Ivato14 km · 23:32
- Ambohidratrimo15 km · 23:32
- Nandihizana19 km · 23:32
- Anjepy20 km · 23:32
- Alarobia22 km · 23:32
- Imerintsiatosika24 km · 23:32
- Sambaina26 km · 23:32
- Ambohitrolomahitsy28 km · 23:32
FAQ
What time is it in Antananarivo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Antananarivo (Madagascar), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Antananarivo in?
Antananarivo runs on the Indian/Antananarivo IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Antananarivo observe daylight saving time?
Antananarivo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Antananarivo today?
Antananarivo sees sunrise at 05:13 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 12h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Antananarivo tonight?
The moon phase over Antananarivo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Antananarivo?
The antipode of Antananarivo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 18.91° N, 132.46° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bahía Tortugas, Mexico, roughly 2,039 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Antananarivo?
Antananarivo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Antananarivo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Antananarivo, clocks run about 26 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.