Right now, local time in Mbeya is 16:46 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mbeya ranks #1097 worldwide by population and #6 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Day length
- 12h 26m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mbeya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.9000° S, 33.4500° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mbeya
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 541,603 · #1097 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mbeya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.90° N, 146.55° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,422 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mbeya today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:43
- Isha
- 19:51
- Qibla direction
- 11.6° from north (NNE (12°))
Full prayer timetable for Mbeya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mbeya 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 26m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Mbeya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,475 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,993 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.90° S, 33.45° 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 | 05:46 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:46 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | −6h |
| London | 13:46 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:46 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:46 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:46 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +8h |
Best time to call Mbeya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mbeya local time:
Cities sharing Mbeya's time zone
Distances from Mbeya
| Dubai | 4,475 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 5,319 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 7,105 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 7,200 km | N (3°) |
| London | 7,447 km | NNW (338°) |
| Singapore | 7,877 km | E (85°) |
| São Paulo | 8,608 km | WSW (248°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,442 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,921 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 12,047 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 13,219 km | NW (313°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,993 km | NW (318°) |
Cities near Mbeya
FAQ
What time is it in Mbeya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mbeya (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mbeya in?
Mbeya runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mbeya observe daylight saving time?
Mbeya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mbeya today?
Mbeya sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 18:43 today, giving 12h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mbeya tonight?
The moon phase over Mbeya tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mbeya?
The antipode of Mbeya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.90° N, 146.55° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,422 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mbeya?
Mbeya lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mbeya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mbeya, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.