Right now, local time in Maputo is 22:32 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Maputo ranks #423 worldwide by population — the largest city in Mozambique.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 26m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 12h 58m
- Solar noon
- 11:34
- Daylight range
- 10h 31m (winter) – 13h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Maputo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 25.9655° S, 32.5832° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Maputo City
- Country
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique
- Population
- 1,254,837 · #423 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Maputo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.97° N, 147.42° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Pepeekeo, United States, 1,041 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Maputo today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:43
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:35
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:19
- Qibla direction
- 9.1° from north (N (9°))
Full prayer timetable for Maputo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Maputo sits in the Africa/Maputo time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 58m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Mozambique, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Maputo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,196 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 17,077 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.97° S, 32.58° 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 | 13:32 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −5h |
| London | 20:32 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +9h |
Best time to call Maputo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Maputo local time:
Cities sharing Maputo's time zone
Distances from Maputo
| Dubai | 6,196 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 6,629 km | NE (45°) |
| São Paulo | 7,870 km | WSW (252°) |
| Singapore | 8,207 km | E (80°) |
| Paris | 8,846 km | NNW (340°) |
| Moscow | 9,100 km | N (3°) |
| London | 9,189 km | NNW (340°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,292 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 10,733 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 13,126 km | ENE (62°) |
| Chicago | 14,343 km | NW (304°) |
| Los Angeles | 17,077 km | WNW (295°) |
Cities near Maputo
- Bairro 25 de Junho B7 km · 22:32
- Bairro 25 de Junho A8 km · 22:32
- Matola12 km · 22:32
- Marracuene27 km · 22:32
- Boane27 km · 22:32
- Bela Vista43 km · 22:32
- Moamba53 km · 22:32
- Namaacha56 km · 22:32
FAQ
What time is it in Maputo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Maputo (Mozambique), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Maputo in?
Maputo runs on the Africa/Maputo IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Maputo observe daylight saving time?
Maputo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Maputo today?
Maputo sees sunrise at 05:05 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 12h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Maputo tonight?
The moon phase over Maputo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Maputo?
The antipode of Maputo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.97° N, 147.42° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Pepeekeo, United States, roughly 1,041 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Maputo?
Maputo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Maputo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Maputo, clocks run about 26 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.