Right now, local time in Mapoteng is 18:09 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mapoteng ranks #35572 worldwide by population and #14 in Lesotho.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Maseru GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Day length
- 13h 12m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 10h 17m (winter) – 14h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mapoteng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 29.1098° S, 27.9741° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Berea
- Country
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho
- Population
- 14,161 · #35572 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mapoteng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.11° N, 152.03° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huelo, United States, 1,005 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mapoteng today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:51
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 18:28
- Isha
- 19:48
- Qibla direction
- 14.1° from north (NNE (14°))
Full prayer timetable for Mapoteng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mapoteng sits in the Africa/Maseru time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 12m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 48 cities we cover in Lesotho.
Mapoteng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,713 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,783 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.11° S, 27.97° 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 | 09:09 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:09 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 13:09 | −5h |
| London | 16:09 | −2h |
| Paris | 17:09 | −1h |
| Moscow | 19:09 | +1h |
| Dubai | 20:09 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 21:39 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:09 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 00:09 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 01:09 | +7h |
| Sydney | 03:09 | +9h |
Best time to call Mapoteng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mapoteng local time:
Cities sharing Mapoteng's time zone
Other cities in Lesotho
- Maseru18:09
- Maputsoe18:09
- Mohale's Hoek18:09
- Mafeteng18:09
- Hlotse18:09
- Butha-Buthe18:09
- Mabote18:09
- Quthing18:09
- Teyateyaneng18:09
- Qacha’s Nek18:09
- Thaba-Tseka18:09
- Mokhotlong18:09
Distances from Mapoteng
| Dubai | 6,713 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 7,199 km | NE (48°) |
| São Paulo | 7,337 km | WSW (255°) |
| Singapore | 8,711 km | E (82°) |
| Paris | 9,036 km | NNW (343°) |
| London | 9,377 km | NNW (343°) |
| Moscow | 9,482 km | N (5°) |
| Sydney | 10,815 km | SE (136°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,845 km | ENE (69°) |
| Tokyo | 13,690 km | ENE (64°) |
| Chicago | 14,154 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,783 km | WNW (289°) |
Cities near Mapoteng
FAQ
What time is it in Mapoteng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mapoteng (Lesotho), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mapoteng in?
Mapoteng runs on the Africa/Maseru IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Mapoteng observe daylight saving time?
Mapoteng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mapoteng today?
Mapoteng sees sunrise at 05:16 and sunset at 18:28 today, giving 13h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mapoteng tonight?
The moon phase over Mapoteng tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 69.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mapoteng?
The antipode of Mapoteng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.11° N, 152.03° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huelo, United States, roughly 1,005 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mapoteng?
Mapoteng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mapoteng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mapoteng, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.