Right now, local time in Arusha is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Arusha ranks #955 worldwide by population and #5 in Tanzania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Day length
- 12h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 11h 56m (winter) – 12h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Arusha — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.3667° S, 36.6833° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Arusha
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 617,631 · #955 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Arusha through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.37° N, 143.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,411 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Arusha today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:33
- Maghrib
- 18:24
- Isha
- 19:30
- Qibla direction
- 6.9° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Arusha — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Arusha sits in the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Arusha's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,764 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,728 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.37° S, 36.68° 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 | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Arusha
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Arusha local time:
Cities sharing Arusha's time zone
Distances from Arusha
| Dubai | 3,764 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 4,675 km | ENE (56°) |
| Moscow | 6,575 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 6,686 km | NNW (335°) |
| London | 7,023 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,480 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,869 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,177 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,399 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,025 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,040 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,728 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Arusha
FAQ
What time is it in Arusha right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Arusha (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Arusha in?
Arusha runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Arusha observe daylight saving time?
Arusha does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Arusha today?
Arusha sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 18:24 today, giving 12h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Arusha tonight?
The moon phase over Arusha tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Arusha?
The antipode of Arusha — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.37° N, 143.32° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,411 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Arusha?
Arusha lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Arusha?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Arusha, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.