Right now, local time in Mapinga is 19:23 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mapinga ranks #15098 worldwide by population and #67 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day length
- 12h 21m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 44m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mapinga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.6000° S, 39.0667° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Pwani
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 40,000 · #15098 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mapinga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.60° N, 140.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,727 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mapinga today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 1.5° from north (N (2°))
Full prayer timetable for Mapinga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mapinga 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 21m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Mapinga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,954 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,174 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.60° S, 39.07° 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 | 08:23 | −11h |
| Chicago | 10:23 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 13:23 | −6h |
| London | 16:23 | −3h |
| Paris | 17:23 | −2h |
| Moscow | 19:23 | same time |
| Dubai | 20:23 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:53 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:23 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:23 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 01:23 | +6h |
| Sydney | 03:23 | +8h |
Best time to call Mapinga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mapinga local time:
Cities sharing Mapinga's time zone
Distances from Mapinga
| Dubai | 3,954 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 4,671 km | NE (52°) |
| Moscow | 6,935 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 7,124 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 7,240 km | E (85°) |
| London | 7,461 km | NNW (335°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,773 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,278 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,393 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,597 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,482 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,174 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Mapinga
FAQ
What time is it in Mapinga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mapinga (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mapinga in?
Mapinga runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mapinga observe daylight saving time?
Mapinga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mapinga today?
Mapinga sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:18 today, giving 12h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mapinga tonight?
The moon phase over Mapinga tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mapinga?
The antipode of Mapinga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.60° N, 140.93° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,727 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mapinga?
Mapinga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mapinga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mapinga, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.