Right now, local time in Dar es Salaam is 20:10 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dar es Salaam ranks #65 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day length
- 12h 21m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 11h 44m (winter) – 12h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dar es Salaam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.8235° S, 39.2695° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dar es Salaam Region
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 5,383,728 · #65 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dar es Salaam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.82° N, 140.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,751 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dar es Salaam today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 18:17
- Isha
- 19:25
- Qibla direction
- 1.1° from north (N (1°))
Full prayer timetable for Dar es Salaam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dar es Salaam 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 21m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Tanzania, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Dar es Salaam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,967 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,207 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.82° S, 39.27° 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 | 09:10 | −11h |
| Chicago | 11:10 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 14:10 | −6h |
| London | 17:10 | −3h |
| Paris | 18:10 | −2h |
| Moscow | 20:10 | same time |
| Dubai | 21:10 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 22:40 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:10 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 01:10 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 02:10 | +6h |
| Sydney | 04:10 | +8h |
Best time to call Dar es Salaam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dar es Salaam local time:
Cities sharing Dar es Salaam's time zone
Distances from Dar es Salaam
| Dubai | 3,967 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 4,669 km | NE (51°) |
| Moscow | 6,961 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 7,156 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 7,220 km | E (85°) |
| London | 7,493 km | NNW (335°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,763 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,289 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,389 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,564 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,515 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,207 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Dar es Salaam
FAQ
What time is it in Dar es Salaam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dar es Salaam in?
Dar es Salaam runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Dar es Salaam observe daylight saving time?
Dar es Salaam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam today?
Dar es Salaam sees sunrise at 05:57 and sunset at 18:18 today, giving 12h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dar es Salaam tonight?
The moon phase over Dar es Salaam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dar es Salaam?
The antipode of Dar es Salaam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.82° N, 140.73° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,751 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dar es Salaam?
Dar es Salaam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dar es Salaam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dar es Salaam, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.