Right now, local time in Mogadishu is 23:35 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mogadishu ranks #165 worldwide by population — the largest city in Somalia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Mogadishu GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day length
- 12h 03m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 12h 00m (winter) – 12h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mogadishu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.0371° N, 45.3438° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Banaadir
- Country
- 🇸🇴 Somalia
- Population
- 2,587,183 · #165 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mogadishu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.04° S, 134.66° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 973 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mogadishu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:31
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 17:44
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 344.9° from north (NNW (345°))
Full prayer timetable for Mogadishu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mogadishu sits in the Africa/Mogadishu time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Somalia, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Mogadishu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,794 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,650 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.04° N, 45.34° 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 | 13:35 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −6h |
| London | 20:35 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +8h |
Best time to call Mogadishu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mogadishu local time:
Cities sharing Mogadishu's time zone
Distances from Mogadishu
| Dubai | 2,794 km | NNE (22°) |
| Mumbai | 3,541 km | NE (56°) |
| Moscow | 6,014 km | N (355°) |
| Singapore | 6,500 km | E (90°) |
| Paris | 6,615 km | NNW (329°) |
| London | 6,934 km | NNW (330°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,747 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 10,267 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,299 km | WSW (247°) |
| Sydney | 11,595 km | SE (124°) |
| Chicago | 13,222 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,650 km | NNW (338°) |
Cities near Mogadishu
FAQ
What time is it in Mogadishu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mogadishu (Somalia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mogadishu in?
Mogadishu runs on the Africa/Mogadishu IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mogadishu observe daylight saving time?
Mogadishu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mogadishu today?
Mogadishu sees sunrise at 05:42 and sunset at 17:45 today, giving 12h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mogadishu tonight?
The moon phase over Mogadishu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mogadishu?
The antipode of Mogadishu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.04° S, 134.66° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 973 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mogadishu?
Mogadishu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mogadishu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mogadishu, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.