Right now, local time in Matonga is 14:03 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Matonga ranks #40330 worldwide by population and #258 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 28m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Day length
- 12h 12m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 11h 59m (winter) – 12h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 51% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Matonga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.3833° S, 34.0833° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Simiyu
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 11,828 · #40330 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Matonga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.38° N, 145.92° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,273 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Matonga today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:28
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:33
- Isha
- 19:40
- Qibla direction
- 13.0° from north (NNE (13°))
Full prayer timetable for Matonga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Matonga 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 12m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Matonga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,831 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,473 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.38° S, 34.08° 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 | 03:03 | −11h |
| Chicago | 05:03 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 08:03 | −6h |
| London | 11:03 | −3h |
| Paris | 12:03 | −2h |
| Moscow | 14:03 | same time |
| Dubai | 15:03 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 16:33 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:03 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 19:03 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 20:03 | +6h |
| Sydney | 22:03 | +8h |
Best time to call Matonga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Matonga local time:
Cities sharing Matonga's time zone
Distances from Matonga
| Dubai | 3,831 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 4,860 km | ENE (59°) |
| Paris | 6,466 km | NNW (336°) |
| Moscow | 6,473 km | N (2°) |
| London | 6,806 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,764 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 8,955 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,091 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,569 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,320 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 12,761 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,473 km | NW (324°) |
Cities near Matonga
FAQ
What time is it in Matonga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Matonga (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Matonga in?
Matonga runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Matonga observe daylight saving time?
Matonga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Matonga today?
Matonga sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 18:34 today, giving 12h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Matonga tonight?
The moon phase over Matonga tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Matonga?
The antipode of Matonga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.38° N, 145.92° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,273 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Matonga?
Matonga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Matonga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Matonga, clocks run about 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.