Right now, local time in Mafinga is 01:00 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mafinga ranks #17002 worldwide by population and #82 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 24m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Day length
- 12h 23m
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Daylight range
- 11h 42m (winter) – 12h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mafinga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.2500° S, 35.0667° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Iringa
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 34,958 · #17002 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mafinga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.25° N, 144.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,497 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mafinga today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 18:35
- Isha
- 19:43
- Qibla direction
- 9.2° from north (N (9°))
Full prayer timetable for Mafinga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mafinga 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 23m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Mafinga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,226 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,969 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.25° S, 35.07° 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 | 14:00 | −11h |
| Chicago | 16:00 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 19:00 | −6h |
| London | 22:00 | −3h |
| Paris | 23:00 | −2h |
| Moscow | 01:00 | same time |
| Dubai | 02:00 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 03:30 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:00 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 06:00 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 07:00 | +6h |
| Sydney | 09:00 | +8h |
Best time to call Mafinga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mafinga local time:
Cities sharing Mafinga's time zone
Distances from Mafinga
| Dubai | 4,226 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 5,068 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 7,005 km | NNW (336°) |
| Moscow | 7,010 km | N (2°) |
| London | 7,346 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 7,686 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 8,843 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,206 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 11,796 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,899 km | SE (129°) |
| Chicago | 13,221 km | NW (314°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,969 km | NW (321°) |
Cities near Mafinga
FAQ
What time is it in Mafinga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mafinga (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mafinga in?
Mafinga runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mafinga observe daylight saving time?
Mafinga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mafinga today?
Mafinga sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 18:35 today, giving 12h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mafinga tonight?
The moon phase over Mafinga tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mafinga?
The antipode of Mafinga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.25° N, 144.93° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,497 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mafinga?
Mafinga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mafinga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mafinga, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.