Right now, local time in Kongwa is 21:24 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kongwa ranks #40302 worldwide by population and #257 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Day length
- 12h 20m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 11h 46m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kongwa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.2000° S, 36.4167° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dodoma
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 11,840 · #40302 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kongwa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.20° N, 143.58° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,599 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kongwa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:56
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:28
- Isha
- 19:36
- Qibla direction
- 6.8° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Kongwa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kongwa 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 20m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Kongwa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,050 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,968 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.20° S, 36.42° 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 | 10:24 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:24 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:24 | −6h |
| London | 18:24 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:24 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:24 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:24 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:54 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:24 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:24 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:24 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:24 | +8h |
Best time to call Kongwa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kongwa local time:
Cities sharing Kongwa's time zone
Distances from Kongwa
| Dubai | 4,050 km | NNE (30°) |
| Mumbai | 4,878 km | NE (54°) |
| Moscow | 6,891 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 6,959 km | NNW (335°) |
| London | 7,298 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,529 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,022 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,026 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,607 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,855 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 13,245 km | NW (315°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,968 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Kongwa
FAQ
What time is it in Kongwa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kongwa (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kongwa in?
Kongwa runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kongwa observe daylight saving time?
Kongwa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kongwa today?
Kongwa sees sunrise at 06:09 and sunset at 18:29 today, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kongwa tonight?
The moon phase over Kongwa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kongwa?
The antipode of Kongwa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.20° N, 143.58° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,599 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kongwa?
Kongwa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kongwa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kongwa, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.