Right now, local time in Makanya is 17:06 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Makanya ranks #46705 worldwide by population and #283 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Day length
- 12h 16m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 11h 52m (winter) – 12h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Makanya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.3667° S, 37.8333° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kilimanjaro
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 9,505 · #46705 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Makanya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.37° N, 142.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,494 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Makanya today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:30
- Maghrib
- 18:20
- Isha
- 19:28
- Qibla direction
- 4.3° from north (N (4°))
Full prayer timetable for Makanya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Makanya 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 16m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Makanya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,796 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,892 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.37° S, 37.83° 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 | 06:06 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:06 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:06 | −6h |
| London | 14:06 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:06 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:06 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:06 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:36 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:06 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:06 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:06 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:06 | +8h |
Best time to call Makanya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Makanya local time:
Cities sharing Makanya's time zone
Distances from Makanya
| Dubai | 3,796 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 4,632 km | NE (55°) |
| Moscow | 6,686 km | N (360°) |
| Paris | 6,841 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 7,178 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,359 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,796 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,250 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,361 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 11,856 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,208 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,892 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Makanya
FAQ
What time is it in Makanya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Makanya (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Makanya in?
Makanya runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Makanya observe daylight saving time?
Makanya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Makanya today?
Makanya sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 12h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Makanya tonight?
The moon phase over Makanya tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Makanya?
The antipode of Makanya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.37° N, 142.17° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,494 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Makanya?
Makanya lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Makanya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Makanya, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.