Right now, local time in Chanika is 02:03 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chanika ranks #18994 worldwide by population and #95 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Day length
- 12h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 11h 48m (winter) – 12h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 56% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chanika — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.4167° S, 38.0167° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tanga
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 30,905 · #18994 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chanika through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.42° N, 141.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,607 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chanika today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 18:21
- Isha
- 19:28
- Qibla direction
- 3.7° from north (N (4°))
Full prayer timetable for Chanika — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chanika 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 18m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Chanika's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,889 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,000 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.42° S, 38.02° 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 | 15:03 | −11h |
| Chicago | 17:03 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 20:03 | −6h |
| London | 23:03 | −3h |
| Paris | 00:03 | −2h |
| Moscow | 02:03 | same time |
| Dubai | 03:03 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 04:33 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:03 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 07:03 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 08:03 | +6h |
| Sydney | 10:03 | +8h |
Best time to call Chanika
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chanika local time:
Cities sharing Chanika's time zone
Distances from Chanika
| Dubai | 3,889 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 4,684 km | NE (54°) |
| Moscow | 6,803 km | N (360°) |
| Paris | 6,955 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 7,292 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,346 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,825 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,223 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,412 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,769 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 13,307 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,000 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Chanika
FAQ
What time is it in Chanika right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chanika (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Chanika in?
Chanika runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Chanika observe daylight saving time?
Chanika does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chanika today?
Chanika sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chanika tonight?
The moon phase over Chanika tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 56.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chanika?
The antipode of Chanika — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.42° N, 141.98° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,607 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chanika?
Chanika lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chanika?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chanika, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.