Right now, local time in Lichinga is 15:46 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lichinga ranks #2153 worldwide by population and #8 in Mozambique.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 37m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 12h 35m
- Solar noon
- 11:23
- Daylight range
- 11h 20m (winter) – 12h 55m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lichinga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.3128° S, 35.2406° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Niassa Province
- Country
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique
- Population
- 281,341 · #2153 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lichinga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.31° N, 144.76° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,281 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lichinga today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:51
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:24
- Asr
- 14:32
- Maghrib
- 17:41
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 7.5° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Lichinga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lichinga sits in the Africa/Maputo time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 35m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 94 cities we cover in Mozambique.
Lichinga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,809 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,485 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.31° S, 35.24° 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 | 05:46 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:46 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | −5h |
| London | 13:46 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:46 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:46 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:46 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +9h |
Best time to call Lichinga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lichinga local time:
Cities sharing Lichinga's time zone
Distances from Lichinga
| Dubai | 4,809 km | NNE (27°) |
| Mumbai | 5,469 km | NE (50°) |
| Paris | 7,633 km | NNW (337°) |
| Moscow | 7,684 km | N (1°) |
| Singapore | 7,730 km | E (83°) |
| London | 7,975 km | NNW (338°) |
| São Paulo | 8,606 km | WSW (248°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,463 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,457 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 12,161 km | ENE (56°) |
| Chicago | 13,695 km | NW (312°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,485 km | NW (315°) |
Cities near Lichinga
- Sanga50 km · 15:46
- Metangula83 km · 15:46
- Monkey Bay92 km · 15:46
- Salima99 km · 15:46
- Chipoka109 km · 15:46
- Nkhotakota111 km · 15:46
- Mandimba124 km · 15:46
- Mangochi130 km · 15:46
FAQ
What time is it in Lichinga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lichinga (Mozambique), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Lichinga in?
Lichinga runs on the Africa/Maputo IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Lichinga observe daylight saving time?
Lichinga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lichinga today?
Lichinga sees sunrise at 05:06 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 12h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lichinga tonight?
The moon phase over Lichinga tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lichinga?
The antipode of Lichinga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.31° N, 144.76° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,281 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lichinga?
Lichinga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lichinga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lichinga, clocks run about 37 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.