Right now, local time in Machakos is 16:51 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Machakos ranks #9787 worldwide by population and #46 in Kenya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 12h 02m (winter) – 12h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Machakos — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.5223° S, 37.2652° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Machakos County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 63,767 · #9787 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Machakos through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.52° N, 142.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,196 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Machakos today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 18:20
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 6.1° from north (N (6°))
Full prayer timetable for Machakos — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Machakos sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Machakos's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,555 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,593 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.52° S, 37.27° 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 | 05:51 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:51 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:51 | −6h |
| London | 13:51 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:51 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:51 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:51 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:21 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:51 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:51 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:51 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:51 | +8h |
Best time to call Machakos
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Machakos local time:
Cities sharing Machakos's time zone
Distances from Machakos
| Dubai | 3,555 km | NNE (32°) |
| Mumbai | 4,509 km | ENE (58°) |
| Moscow | 6,370 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 6,529 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 6,865 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,407 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,728 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,318 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,227 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,097 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,935 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,593 km | NNW (328°) |
Cities near Machakos
FAQ
What time is it in Machakos right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Machakos (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Machakos in?
Machakos runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Machakos observe daylight saving time?
Machakos does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Machakos today?
Machakos sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 18:20 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Machakos tonight?
The moon phase over Machakos tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Machakos?
The antipode of Machakos — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.52° N, 142.73° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,196 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Machakos?
Machakos lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Machakos?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Machakos, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.