Right now, local time in Mchinji is 17:29 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mchinji ranks #18627 worldwide by population and #13 in Malawi.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Blantyre GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 27m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 12h 37m
- Solar noon
- 11:33
- Daylight range
- 11h 19m (winter) – 12h 56m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mchinji — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.7984° S, 32.8802° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Region
- Country
- 🇲🇼 Malawi
- Population
- 31,592 · #18627 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mchinji through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.80° N, 147.12° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,043 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mchinji today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:59
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Dhuhr
- 11:33
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 11.1° from north (N (11°))
Full prayer timetable for Mchinji — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mchinji sits in the Africa/Blantyre time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 37m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 39 cities we cover in Malawi.
Mchinji's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,977 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,339 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.80° S, 32.88° 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 | 07:29 | −10h |
| Chicago | 09:29 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 12:29 | −5h |
| London | 15:29 | −2h |
| Paris | 16:29 | −1h |
| Moscow | 18:29 | +1h |
| Dubai | 19:29 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:59 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:29 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 23:29 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 00:29 | +7h |
| Sydney | 02:29 | +9h |
Best time to call Mchinji
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mchinji local time:
Cities sharing Mchinji's time zone
Distances from Mchinji
| Dubai | 4,977 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 5,700 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 7,588 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 7,747 km | N (3°) |
| London | 7,931 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 7,990 km | E (84°) |
| São Paulo | 8,349 km | WSW (249°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,718 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,616 km | SE (131°) |
| Tokyo | 12,403 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 13,539 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,339 km | NW (313°) |
Cities near Mchinji
FAQ
What time is it in Mchinji right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mchinji (Malawi), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mchinji in?
Mchinji runs on the Africa/Blantyre IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Mchinji observe daylight saving time?
Mchinji does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mchinji today?
Mchinji sees sunrise at 05:15 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 12h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mchinji tonight?
The moon phase over Mchinji tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mchinji?
The antipode of Mchinji — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.80° N, 147.12° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,043 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mchinji?
Mchinji lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mchinji?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mchinji, clocks run about 27 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.