Right now, local time in Makumbako is 21:00 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Makumbako ranks #5372 worldwide by population and #31 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 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Day length
- 12h 26m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Makumbako — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.8500° S, 34.8333° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Njombe
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 116,232 · #5372 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Makumbako through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.85° N, 145.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,551 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Makumbako today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:59
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:37
- Isha
- 19:46
- Qibla direction
- 9.1° from north (N (9°))
Full prayer timetable for Makumbako — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Makumbako 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 26m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Makumbako's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,393 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,089 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.85° S, 34.83° 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 | 10:00 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:00 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:00 | −6h |
| London | 18:00 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:00 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:00 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:00 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:30 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:00 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:00 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:00 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:00 | +8h |
Best time to call Makumbako
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Makumbako local time:
Cities sharing Makumbako's time zone
Distances from Makumbako
| Dubai | 4,393 km | NNE (30°) |
| Mumbai | 5,194 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 7,158 km | NNW (337°) |
| Moscow | 7,189 km | N (2°) |
| London | 7,500 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 7,725 km | E (85°) |
| São Paulo | 8,751 km | WSW (248°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,301 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,807 km | SE (129°) |
| Tokyo | 11,919 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 13,326 km | NW (314°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,089 km | NW (320°) |
Cities near Makumbako
FAQ
What time is it in Makumbako right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Makumbako (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Makumbako in?
Makumbako runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Makumbako observe daylight saving time?
Makumbako does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Makumbako today?
Makumbako sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 18:38 today, giving 12h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Makumbako tonight?
The moon phase over Makumbako tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Makumbako?
The antipode of Makumbako — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.85° N, 145.17° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,551 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Makumbako?
Makumbako lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Makumbako?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Makumbako, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.