Right now, local time in Farafangana is 23:33 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Farafangana ranks #16267 worldwide by population and #44 in Madagascar.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Indian/Antananarivo GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 27m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 12h 58m
- Solar noon
- 11:33
- Daylight range
- 10h 44m (winter) – 13h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Farafangana — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 22.8222° S, 47.8261° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Atsimo-Atsinanana
- Country
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Population
- 36,724 · #16267 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Farafangana through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.82° N, 132.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Lompoc, United States, 1,738 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Farafangana today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:44
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:33
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 349.4° from north (N (349°))
Full prayer timetable for Farafangana — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Farafangana sits in the Indian/Antananarivo time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 58m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 152 cities we cover in Madagascar.
Farafangana's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 5,389 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 18,171 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.82° S, 47.83° 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 | 12:33 | −11h |
| Chicago | 14:33 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −6h |
| London | 20:33 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +8h |
Best time to call Farafangana
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Farafangana local time:
Cities sharing Farafangana's time zone
Other cities in Madagascar
- Antananarivo23:33
- Toamasina23:33
- Antsirabe23:33
- Mahajanga23:33
- Fianarantsoa23:33
- Toliara23:33
- Antsiranana23:33
- Sambava23:33
- Imerintsiatosika23:33
- Antalaha23:33
- Tôlanaro23:33
- Antanifotsy23:33
Distances from Farafangana
| Mumbai | 5,389 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 5,407 km | N (9°) |
| Singapore | 6,626 km | ENE (74°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,758 km | ENE (60°) |
| Moscow | 8,791 km | N (354°) |
| Paris | 9,157 km | NNW (332°) |
| São Paulo | 9,438 km | WSW (247°) |
| London | 9,494 km | NNW (332°) |
| Sydney | 9,759 km | SE (126°) |
| Tokyo | 11,622 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 15,392 km | NW (308°) |
| Los Angeles | 18,171 km | NW (316°) |
Cities near Farafangana
FAQ
What time is it in Farafangana right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Farafangana (Madagascar), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Farafangana in?
Farafangana runs on the Indian/Antananarivo IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Farafangana observe daylight saving time?
Farafangana does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Farafangana today?
Farafangana sees sunrise at 05:04 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 12h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Farafangana tonight?
The moon phase over Farafangana tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Farafangana?
The antipode of Farafangana — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.82° N, 132.17° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Lompoc, United States, roughly 1,738 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Farafangana?
Farafangana lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Farafangana?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Farafangana, clocks run about 27 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.