Right now, local time in Mocímboa da Praia is 03:39 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mocímboa da Praia ranks #13492 worldwide by population and #30 in Mozambique.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 57m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day length
- 12h 30m
- Solar noon
- 11:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 27m (winter) – 12h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mocímboa da Praia — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.3517° S, 40.3516° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Cabo Delgado Province
- Country
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique
- Population
- 45,313 · #13492 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mocímboa da Praia through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.35° N, 139.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,867 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mocímboa da Praia today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:34
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Dhuhr
- 11:03
- Asr
- 14:12
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 359.1° from north (N (359°))
Full prayer timetable for Mocímboa da Praia — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mocímboa da Praia sits in the Africa/Maputo time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 30m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 94 cities we cover in Mozambique.
Mocímboa da Praia's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,382 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,685 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.35° S, 40.35° 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 | 18:39 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:39 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:39 | −5h |
| London | 01:39 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:39 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:39 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:39 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:09 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:39 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:39 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:39 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:39 | +9h |
Best time to call Mocímboa da Praia
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mocímboa da Praia local time:
Cities sharing Mocímboa da Praia's time zone
Distances from Mocímboa da Praia
| Dubai | 4,382 km | NNE (22°) |
| Mumbai | 4,909 km | NE (47°) |
| Singapore | 7,153 km | E (83°) |
| Moscow | 7,467 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 7,661 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 7,999 km | NNW (335°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,867 km | ENE (65°) |
| São Paulo | 9,203 km | WSW (247°) |
| Sydney | 11,162 km | SE (128°) |
| Tokyo | 11,578 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 13,954 km | NW (314°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,685 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Mocímboa da Praia
FAQ
What time is it in Mocímboa da Praia right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mocímboa da Praia (Mozambique), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mocímboa da Praia in?
Mocímboa da Praia runs on the Africa/Maputo IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Mocímboa da Praia observe daylight saving time?
Mocímboa da Praia does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mocímboa da Praia today?
Mocímboa da Praia sees sunrise at 04:48 and sunset at 17:18 today, giving 12h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mocímboa da Praia tonight?
The moon phase over Mocímboa da Praia tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mocímboa da Praia?
The antipode of Mocímboa da Praia — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.35° N, 139.65° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,867 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mocímboa da Praia?
Mocímboa da Praia lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mocímboa da Praia?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mocímboa da Praia, clocks run about 57 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.