Right now, local time in Machinga is 15:01 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Machinga ranks #127621 worldwide by population and #37 in Malawi.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Blantyre GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 37m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day length
- 12h 38m
- Solar noon
- 11:23
- Daylight range
- 11h 14m (winter) – 13h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Machinga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.1685° S, 35.3000° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southern Region
- Country
- 🇲🇼 Malawi
- Population
- 1,418 · #127621 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Machinga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.17° N, 144.70° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,185 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Machinga today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:49
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:23
- Asr
- 14:31
- Maghrib
- 17:42
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 7.0° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Machinga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Machinga sits in the Africa/Blantyre time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 38m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 39 cities we cover in Malawi.
Machinga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,991 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,634 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.17° S, 35.30° 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 | 06:01 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:01 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:01 | −5h |
| London | 13:01 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:01 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:01 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:01 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:31 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:01 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:01 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:01 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:01 | +9h |
Best time to call Machinga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Machinga local time:
Cities sharing Machinga's time zone
Distances from Machinga
| Dubai | 4,991 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 5,599 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 7,749 km | E (83°) |
| Paris | 7,826 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 7,890 km | N (1°) |
| London | 8,169 km | NNW (338°) |
| São Paulo | 8,537 km | WSW (249°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,542 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,319 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 12,268 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 13,835 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,634 km | NW (313°) |
Cities near Machinga
FAQ
What time is it in Machinga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Machinga (Malawi), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Machinga in?
Machinga runs on the Africa/Blantyre IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Machinga observe daylight saving time?
Machinga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Machinga today?
Machinga sees sunrise at 05:04 and sunset at 17:42 today, giving 12h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Machinga tonight?
The moon phase over Machinga tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 70.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Machinga?
The antipode of Machinga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.17° N, 144.70° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,185 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Machinga?
Machinga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Machinga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Machinga, clocks run about 37 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.