Right now, local time in Malakal is 18:48 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Malakal ranks #3818 worldwide by population and #4 in South Sudan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Juba GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 22m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 11:38
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Malakal — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.5334° N, 31.6605° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Upper Nile
- Country
- 🇸🇸 South Sudan
- Population
- 160,765 · #3818 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Malakal through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.53° S, 148.34° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fare, French Polynesia, 850 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Malakal today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:32
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:58
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:38
- Qibla direction
- 32.5° from north (NNE (32°))
Full prayer timetable for Malakal — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Malakal sits in the Africa/Juba time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 23 cities we cover in South Sudan.
Malakal's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,048 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,221 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.53° N, 31.66° 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 | 08:48 | −10h |
| Chicago | 10:48 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 13:48 | −5h |
| London | 16:48 | −2h |
| Paris | 17:48 | −1h |
| Moscow | 19:48 | +1h |
| Dubai | 20:48 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:18 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:48 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 00:48 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 01:48 | +7h |
| Sydney | 03:48 | +9h |
Best time to call Malakal
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Malakal local time:
Distances from Malakal
| Dubai | 3,048 km | NE (52°) |
| Mumbai | 4,551 km | ENE (72°) |
| Paris | 5,152 km | NNW (334°) |
| Moscow | 5,167 km | N (5°) |
| London | 5,488 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 8,027 km | E (92°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,843 km | ENE (69°) |
| São Paulo | 9,258 km | WSW (245°) |
| Tokyo | 10,975 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 11,609 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 13,315 km | ESE (124°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,221 km | NNW (328°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Malakal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Malakal (South Sudan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Malakal in?
Malakal runs on the Africa/Juba IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Malakal observe daylight saving time?
Malakal does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Malakal today?
Malakal sees sunrise at 05:44 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Malakal tonight?
The moon phase over Malakal tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Malakal?
The antipode of Malakal — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.53° S, 148.34° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fare, French Polynesia, roughly 850 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Malakal?
Malakal lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Malakal?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Malakal, clocks run about 22 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.