Right now, local time in Mbale is 16:07 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mbale ranks #10409 worldwide by population and #52 in Kenya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mbale — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.0821° N, 34.7214° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Vihiga County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 60,000 · #10409 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mbale through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.08° S, 145.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,137 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mbale today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:45
- Maghrib
- 18:28
- Isha
- 19:35
- Qibla direction
- 12.8° from north (NNE (13°))
Full prayer timetable for Mbale — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mbale sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Mbale's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,567 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,288 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.08° N, 34.72° 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 | 05:07 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:07 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:07 | −6h |
| London | 13:07 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:07 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:07 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:07 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:37 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:07 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:07 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:07 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:07 | +8h |
Best time to call Mbale
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mbale local time:
Cities sharing Mbale's time zone
Distances from Mbale
| Dubai | 3,567 km | NE (37°) |
| Mumbai | 4,662 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,197 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 6,246 km | NNW (335°) |
| London | 6,584 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,684 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,920 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,130 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,349 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 12,430 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,612 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,288 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Mbale
FAQ
What time is it in Mbale right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mbale (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mbale in?
Mbale runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mbale observe daylight saving time?
Mbale does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mbale today?
Mbale sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 18:29 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mbale tonight?
The moon phase over Mbale tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mbale?
The antipode of Mbale — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.08° S, 145.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,137 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mbale?
Mbale lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mbale?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mbale, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.