Right now, local time in Mapalo is 15:03 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mapalo ranks #21380 worldwide by population and #53 in Zambia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 35m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mapalo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.9369° S, 28.6721° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Copperbelt
- Country
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Population
- 26,986 · #21380 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mapalo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.94° N, 151.33° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 821 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mapalo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:18
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:58
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 17.8° from north (NNE (18°))
Full prayer timetable for Mapalo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mapalo sits in the Africa/Lusaka time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 35m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 98 cities we cover in Zambia.
Mapalo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,135 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,936 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.94° S, 28.67° 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 | 05:03 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:03 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:03 | −5h |
| London | 13:03 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:03 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:03 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:03 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:33 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:03 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:03 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:03 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:03 | +9h |
Best time to call Mapalo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mapalo local time:
Cities sharing Mapalo's time zone
Distances from Mapalo
| Dubai | 5,135 km | NE (34°) |
| Mumbai | 6,005 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 7,343 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 7,684 km | N (5°) |
| London | 7,687 km | NNW (341°) |
| São Paulo | 7,958 km | WSW (249°) |
| Singapore | 8,434 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,098 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 12,019 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 12,731 km | ENE (56°) |
| Chicago | 13,132 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,936 km | NW (311°) |
Cities near Mapalo
FAQ
What time is it in Mapalo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mapalo (Zambia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mapalo in?
Mapalo runs on the Africa/Lusaka IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Mapalo observe daylight saving time?
Mapalo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mapalo today?
Mapalo sees sunrise at 05:32 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mapalo tonight?
The moon phase over Mapalo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mapalo?
The antipode of Mapalo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.94° N, 151.33° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 821 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mapalo?
Mapalo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mapalo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mapalo, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.