Right now, local time in Basotu is 16:56 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Basotu ranks #26462 worldwide by population and #164 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 24m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Day length
- 12h 16m
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Daylight range
- 11h 52m (winter) – 12h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Basotu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.3667° S, 35.0833° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Manyara
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 20,937 · #26462 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Basotu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.37° N, 144.92° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,407 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Basotu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 15:41
- Maghrib
- 18:31
- Isha
- 19:39
- Qibla direction
- 10.0° from north (N (10°))
Full prayer timetable for Basotu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Basotu 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 16m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Basotu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,952 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,716 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.37° S, 35.08° 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 | 05:56 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:56 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:56 | −6h |
| London | 13:56 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:56 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:56 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:56 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:26 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:56 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:56 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:56 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:56 | +8h |
Best time to call Basotu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Basotu local time:
Cities sharing Basotu's time zone
Distances from Basotu
| Dubai | 3,952 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 4,884 km | ENE (57°) |
| Moscow | 6,690 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 6,712 km | NNW (336°) |
| London | 7,052 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,663 km | E (87°) |
| São Paulo | 8,970 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,076 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,608 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,097 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 12,996 km | NW (315°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,716 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Basotu
FAQ
What time is it in Basotu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Basotu (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Basotu in?
Basotu runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Basotu observe daylight saving time?
Basotu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Basotu today?
Basotu sees sunrise at 06:16 and sunset at 18:32 today, giving 12h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Basotu tonight?
The moon phase over Basotu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Basotu?
The antipode of Basotu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.37° N, 144.92° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,407 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Basotu?
Basotu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Basotu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Basotu, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.