Right now, local time in Chala is 16:14 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chala ranks #24917 worldwide by population and #148 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 39m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Day length
- 12h 23m
- Solar noon
- 12:39
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chala — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.5833° S, 31.2667° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rukwa
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 22,624 · #24917 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chala through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.58° N, 148.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,141 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chala today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:39
- Asr
- 15:54
- Maghrib
- 18:50
- Isha
- 19:58
- Qibla direction
- 16.0° from north (NNE (16°))
Full prayer timetable for Chala — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chala 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 23m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Chala's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,483 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,724 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.58° S, 31.27° 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 | 05:14 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:14 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:14 | −6h |
| London | 13:14 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:14 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:14 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:14 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:44 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:14 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:14 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:14 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:14 | +8h |
Best time to call Chala
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chala local time:
Cities sharing Chala's time zone
Distances from Chala
| Dubai | 4,483 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 5,433 km | ENE (56°) |
| Paris | 6,880 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 7,068 km | N (4°) |
| London | 7,223 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,106 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 8,442 km | WSW (248°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,605 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 12,160 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 12,199 km | SE (130°) |
| Chicago | 12,944 km | NW (313°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,724 km | NW (318°) |
Cities near Chala
FAQ
What time is it in Chala right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chala (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chala in?
Chala runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Chala observe daylight saving time?
Chala does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chala today?
Chala sees sunrise at 06:28 and sunset at 18:51 today, giving 12h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chala tonight?
The moon phase over Chala tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chala?
The antipode of Chala — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.58° N, 148.73° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,141 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chala?
Chala lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chala?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chala, clocks run about 39 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.