Right now, local time in Balaka is 15:04 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Balaka ranks #14774 worldwide by population and #10 in Malawi.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Blantyre GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 36m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day length
- 12h 39m
- Solar noon
- 11:24
- Daylight range
- 11h 14m (winter) – 13h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Balaka — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 14.9793° S, 34.9558° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southern Region
- Country
- 🇲🇼 Malawi
- Population
- 40,950 · #14774 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Balaka through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.98° N, 145.04° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,161 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Balaka today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:49
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 14:31
- Maghrib
- 17:44
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 7.6° from north (N (8°))
Full prayer timetable for Balaka — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Balaka sits in the Africa/Blantyre time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 39m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 39 cities we cover in Malawi.
Balaka's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,988 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,592 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.98° S, 34.96° 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 | 05:04 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:04 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:04 | −5h |
| London | 13:04 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:04 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:04 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:04 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:34 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:04 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:04 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:04 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:04 | +9h |
Best time to call Balaka
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Balaka local time:
Cities sharing Balaka's time zone
Distances from Balaka
| Dubai | 4,988 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 5,613 km | NE (49°) |
| Singapore | 7,783 km | E (83°) |
| Paris | 7,792 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 7,870 km | N (2°) |
| London | 8,135 km | NNW (338°) |
| São Paulo | 8,510 km | WSW (249°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,567 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,360 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 12,288 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 13,794 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,592 km | NW (313°) |
Cities near Balaka
FAQ
What time is it in Balaka right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Balaka (Malawi), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Balaka in?
Balaka runs on the Africa/Blantyre IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Balaka observe daylight saving time?
Balaka does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Balaka today?
Balaka sees sunrise at 05:05 and sunset at 17:44 today, giving 12h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Balaka tonight?
The moon phase over Balaka tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Balaka?
The antipode of Balaka — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.98° N, 145.04° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,161 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Balaka?
Balaka lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Balaka?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Balaka, clocks run about 36 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.