Right now, local time in Handeni is 17:32 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Handeni ranks #5735 worldwide by population and #33 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 45
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 · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Handeni — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.4333° S, 38.0167° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tanga
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 108,968 · #5735 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Handeni through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.43° N, 141.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,609 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Handeni 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 Handeni — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Handeni 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.
Handeni's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,891 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,001 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.43° 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 | 06:32 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:32 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:32 | −6h |
| London | 14:32 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:32 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:32 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:32 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:02 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:32 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:32 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:32 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:32 | +8h |
Best time to call Handeni
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Handeni local time:
Cities sharing Handeni's time zone
Distances from Handeni
| Dubai | 3,891 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 4,685 km | NE (54°) |
| Moscow | 6,804 km | N (360°) |
| Paris | 6,957 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 7,294 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,346 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,826 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,222 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,413 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,768 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 13,308 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,001 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Handeni
FAQ
What time is it in Handeni right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Handeni (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Handeni in?
Handeni runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Handeni observe daylight saving time?
Handeni does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Handeni today?
Handeni sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Handeni tonight?
The moon phase over Handeni tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Handeni?
The antipode of Handeni — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.43° N, 141.98° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,609 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Handeni?
Handeni lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Handeni?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Handeni, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.