Right now, local time in Kahama is 18:18 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kahama ranks #1342 worldwide by population and #8 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 34m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:34
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kahama — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.8333° S, 32.6000° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Shinyanga
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 453,654 · #1342 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kahama through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.83° N, 147.40° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,126 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kahama today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Dhuhr
- 12:34
- Asr
- 15:52
- Maghrib
- 18:41
- Isha
- 19:48
- Qibla direction
- 15.4° from north (NNE (15°))
Full prayer timetable for Kahama — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kahama 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 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Kahama's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,058 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,501 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.83° S, 32.60° 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 | 07:18 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:18 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:18 | −6h |
| London | 15:18 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:18 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:18 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:18 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:48 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:18 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:18 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:18 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:18 | +8h |
Best time to call Kahama
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kahama local time:
Cities sharing Kahama's time zone
Distances from Kahama
| Dubai | 4,058 km | NE (36°) |
| Mumbai | 5,085 km | ENE (59°) |
| Paris | 6,548 km | NNW (337°) |
| Moscow | 6,642 km | N (3°) |
| London | 6,890 km | NNW (338°) |
| Singapore | 7,935 km | E (87°) |
| São Paulo | 8,740 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,306 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,797 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,350 km | SE (129°) |
| Chicago | 12,760 km | NW (315°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,501 km | NW (322°) |
Cities near Kahama
FAQ
What time is it in Kahama right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kahama (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kahama in?
Kahama runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kahama observe daylight saving time?
Kahama does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kahama today?
Kahama sees sunrise at 06:26 and sunset at 18:41 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kahama tonight?
The moon phase over Kahama tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kahama?
The antipode of Kahama — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.83° N, 147.40° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,126 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kahama?
Kahama lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kahama?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kahama, clocks run about 34 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.