Right now, local time in Massawa is 03:30 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Massawa ranks #24479 worldwide by population and #5 in Eritrea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Asmara GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Day length
- 11h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 12m (winter) – 13h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 66% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Massawa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.6081° N, 39.4746° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Red Sea
- Country
- 🇪🇷 Eritrea
- Population
- 23,100 · #24479 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Massawa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.61° S, 140.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 281 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:30 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Massawa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 3.2° from north (N (3°))
Full prayer timetable for Massawa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Massawa sits in the Africa/Asmara time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 18 cities we cover in Eritrea.
Massawa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,965 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,010 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.61° N, 39.47° 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 | 17:30 | −10h |
| Chicago | 19:30 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 21:30 | −6h |
| London | 00:30 | −3h |
| Paris | 01:30 | −2h |
| Moscow | 03:30 | same time |
| Dubai | 04:30 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 06:00 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:30 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 08:30 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 09:30 | +6h |
| Sydney | 11:30 | +8h |
Best time to call Massawa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Massawa local time:
Cities sharing Massawa's time zone
Distances from Massawa
| Dubai | 1,965 km | NE (54°) |
| Mumbai | 3,559 km | E (79°) |
| Moscow | 4,467 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 4,997 km | NW (326°) |
| London | 5,309 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 7,224 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,815 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 9,891 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,310 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 11,637 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 12,953 km | ESE (120°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,010 km | NNW (337°) |
Cities near Massawa
- Dehalak’ Kebīr59 km · 03:30
- Asmara65 km · 03:30
- Dek’emhāre75 km · 03:30
- Adi Keyh86 km · 03:30
- Dbarwa89 km · 03:30
- Mendefera107 km · 03:30
- Af’abet106 km · 03:30
- Keren111 km · 03:30
FAQ
What time is it in Massawa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Massawa (Eritrea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Massawa in?
Massawa runs on the Africa/Asmara IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Massawa observe daylight saving time?
Massawa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Massawa today?
Massawa sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 17:54 today, giving 11h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Massawa tonight?
The moon phase over Massawa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 65.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Massawa?
The antipode of Massawa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.61° S, 140.53° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 281 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Massawa?
Massawa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Massawa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Massawa, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.