Right now, local time in Dodoma is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dodoma ranks #755 worldwide by population and #3 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 22m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Day length
- 12h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Daylight range
- 11h 46m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dodoma — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.1722° S, 35.7395° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dodoma
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 765,179 · #755 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dodoma through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.17° N, 144.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,526 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dodoma today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:30
- Isha
- 19:37
- Qibla direction
- 8.2° from north (N (8°))
Full prayer timetable for Dodoma — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dodoma 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.
Dodoma's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,085 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,920 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.17° S, 35.74° 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 | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Dodoma
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dodoma local time:
Cities sharing Dodoma's time zone
Distances from Dodoma
| Dubai | 4,085 km | NNE (30°) |
| Mumbai | 4,937 km | NE (55°) |
| Moscow | 6,889 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 6,925 km | NNW (336°) |
| London | 7,265 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,603 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 8,958 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,089 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 11,666 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,916 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 13,189 km | NW (315°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,920 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Dodoma
FAQ
What time is it in Dodoma right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dodoma (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Dodoma in?
Dodoma runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Dodoma observe daylight saving time?
Dodoma does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dodoma today?
Dodoma sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 18:31 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dodoma tonight?
The moon phase over Dodoma tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dodoma?
The antipode of Dodoma — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.17° N, 144.26° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,526 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dodoma?
Dodoma lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dodoma?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dodoma, clocks run about 22 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.