Right now, local time in Matai is 21:20 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Matai ranks #23616 worldwide by population and #133 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 38m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Day length
- 12h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Matai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.3000° S, 31.5167° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rukwa
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 24,070 · #23616 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Matai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.30° N, 148.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,208 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Matai today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:38
- Asr
- 15:52
- Maghrib
- 18:50
- Isha
- 19:58
- Qibla direction
- 15.2° from north (NNE (15°))
Full prayer timetable for Matai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Matai 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 24m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Matai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,534 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,801 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.30° S, 31.52° 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 | 10:20 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:20 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:20 | −6h |
| London | 18:20 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:20 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:20 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:20 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:50 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:20 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:20 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:20 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:20 | +8h |
Best time to call Matai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Matai local time:
Cities sharing Matai's time zone
Distances from Matai
| Dubai | 4,534 km | NE (34°) |
| Mumbai | 5,455 km | NE (56°) |
| Paris | 6,964 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 7,145 km | N (4°) |
| London | 7,307 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,084 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 8,437 km | WSW (248°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,611 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 12,127 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 12,183 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 13,018 km | NW (313°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,801 km | NW (317°) |
Cities near Matai
FAQ
What time is it in Matai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Matai (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Matai in?
Matai runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Matai observe daylight saving time?
Matai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Matai today?
Matai sees sunrise at 06:26 and sunset at 18:50 today, giving 12h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Matai tonight?
The moon phase over Matai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Matai?
The antipode of Matai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.30° N, 148.48° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,208 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Matai?
Matai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Matai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Matai, clocks run about 38 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.