Right now, local time in Mbabane is 15:04 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mbabane ranks #8224 worldwide by population and #2 in Eswatini.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Mbabane GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 13h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 29m (winter) – 13h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mbabane — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 26.3167° S, 31.1333° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hhohho Region
- Country
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini
- Population
- 76,218 · #8224 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mbabane through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.32° N, 148.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laupāhoehoe, United States, 959 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mbabane today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:43
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 15:10
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:31
- Qibla direction
- 10.8° from north (N (11°))
Full prayer timetable for Mbabane — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mbabane sits in the Africa/Mbabane time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 07m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 24 cities we cover in Eswatini.
Mbabane's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 6,294 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,961 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.32° S, 31.13° 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 | 05:04 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:04 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:04 | −5h |
| London | 13:04 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:04 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:04 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:04 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:34 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:04 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:04 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:04 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:04 | +9h |
Best time to call Mbabane
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mbabane local time:
Cities sharing Mbabane's time zone
Distances from Mbabane
| Dubai | 6,294 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 6,760 km | NE (46°) |
| São Paulo | 7,721 km | WSW (253°) |
| Singapore | 8,357 km | E (81°) |
| Paris | 8,835 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 9,147 km | N (4°) |
| London | 9,178 km | NNW (341°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,440 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 10,812 km | SE (134°) |
| Tokyo | 13,272 km | ENE (62°) |
| Chicago | 14,245 km | NW (304°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,961 km | WNW (294°) |
Cities near Mbabane
- Ezulwini10 km · 15:04
- Darkton14 km · 15:04
- Mhlambanyatsi17 km · 15:04
- Lobamba18 km · 15:04
- Malkerns24 km · 15:04
- Betty's Goed23 km · 15:04
- Bhunya27 km · 15:04
- Kwaluseni27 km · 15:04
FAQ
What time is it in Mbabane right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mbabane (Eswatini), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mbabane in?
Mbabane runs on the Africa/Mbabane IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Mbabane observe daylight saving time?
Mbabane does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mbabane today?
Mbabane sees sunrise at 05:06 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 13h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mbabane tonight?
The moon phase over Mbabane tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mbabane?
The antipode of Mbabane — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.32° N, 148.87° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laupāhoehoe, United States, roughly 959 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mbabane?
Mbabane lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mbabane?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mbabane, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.