Right now, local time in Matala is 04:37 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Matala ranks #8018 worldwide by population and #61 in Angola.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Luanda GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 12h 38m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 11h 15m (winter) – 12h 60m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 64% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Matala — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Matala through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.73° N, 164.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kekaha, United States, 977 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Matala today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:10
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 34.5° from north (NE (34°))
Full prayer timetable for Matala — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Matala sits in the Africa/Luanda time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 38m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 565 cities we cover in Angola.
Matala's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,229 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,874 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.73° S, 15.03° 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 | 20:37 | −8h |
| Chicago | 22:37 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 00:37 | −4h |
| London | 03:37 | −1h |
| Paris | 04:37 | same time |
| Moscow | 06:37 | +2h |
| Dubai | 07:37 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 09:07 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:37 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 11:37 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 12:37 | +8h |
| Sydney | 14:37 | +10h |
Best time to call Matala
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Matala local time:
Distances from Matala
| Dubai | 6,229 km | NE (45°) |
| São Paulo | 6,506 km | WSW (251°) |
| Paris | 7,181 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 7,358 km | ENE (61°) |
| London | 7,511 km | N (350°) |
| Moscow | 8,118 km | NNE (13°) |
| Singapore | 9,915 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,543 km | ENE (70°) |
| Chicago | 12,134 km | NW (310°) |
| Sydney | 12,893 km | SE (140°) |
| Tokyo | 14,068 km | NE (56°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,874 km | WNW (303°) |
Cities near Matala
FAQ
What time is it in Matala right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Matala (Angola), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Matala in?
Matala runs on the Africa/Luanda IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Matala observe daylight saving time?
Matala does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Matala today?
Matala sees sunrise at 05:25 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 12h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Matala tonight?
The moon phase over Matala tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 64.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Matala?
The antipode of Matala — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.73° N, 164.97° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kekaha, United States, roughly 977 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Matala?
Matala lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Matala?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Matala, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.