Right now, local time in Mahavelona is 17:56 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mahavelona ranks #52064 worldwide by population and #130 in Madagascar.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Indian/Antananarivo GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 12h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 04m (winter) – 13h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mahavelona — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.6848° S, 49.5087° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Atsinanana
- Country
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Population
- 7,987 · #52064 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mahavelona through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.68° N, 130.49° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bahía Tortugas, Mexico, 1,946 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mahavelona today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:46
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:27
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 346.0° from north (NNW (346°))
Full prayer timetable for Mahavelona — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mahavelona sits in the Indian/Antananarivo time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 46m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 152 cities we cover in Madagascar.
Mahavelona's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 4,813 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 17,825 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.68° S, 49.51° 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 | 06:56 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:56 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:56 | −6h |
| London | 14:56 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:56 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:56 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:56 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:26 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:56 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:56 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:56 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:56 | +8h |
Best time to call Mahavelona
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mahavelona local time:
Cities sharing Mahavelona's time zone
Other cities in Madagascar
- Antananarivo17:56
- Toamasina17:56
- Antsirabe17:56
- Mahajanga17:56
- Fianarantsoa17:56
- Toliara17:56
- Antsiranana17:56
- Sambava17:56
- Imerintsiatosika17:56
- Antalaha17:56
- Tôlanaro17:56
- Antanifotsy17:56
Distances from Mahavelona
| Mumbai | 4,813 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 4,816 km | N (8°) |
| Singapore | 6,309 km | ENE (76°) |
| Moscow | 8,243 km | N (353°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,320 km | ENE (60°) |
| Paris | 8,741 km | NNW (331°) |
| London | 9,073 km | NNW (331°) |
| São Paulo | 9,829 km | WSW (246°) |
| Sydney | 9,951 km | SE (126°) |
| Tokyo | 11,158 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 15,154 km | NW (313°) |
| Los Angeles | 17,825 km | NNW (329°) |
Cities near Mahavelona
- Fenoarivo Atsinanana35 km · 17:56
- Vavatenina41 km · 17:56
- Toamasina53 km · 17:56
- Ambodimanga II59 km · 17:56
- Sahatavy60 km · 17:56
- Vohibinany63 km · 17:56
- Soanierana Ivongo86 km · 17:56
- Ambodifotatra86 km · 17:56
FAQ
What time is it in Mahavelona right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mahavelona (Madagascar), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mahavelona in?
Mahavelona runs on the Indian/Antananarivo IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mahavelona observe daylight saving time?
Mahavelona does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mahavelona today?
Mahavelona sees sunrise at 05:04 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 12h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mahavelona tonight?
The moon phase over Mahavelona tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mahavelona?
The antipode of Mahavelona — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.68° N, 130.49° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bahía Tortugas, Mexico, roughly 1,946 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mahavelona?
Mahavelona lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mahavelona?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mahavelona, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.