Right now, local time in Mombasa is 18:05 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mombasa ranks #449 worldwide by population and #3 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 53m (winter) – 12h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 70% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mombasa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.0547° S, 39.6636° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mombasa County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 1,208,333 · #449 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mombasa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.05° N, 140.34° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,442 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mombasa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 0.4° from north (N (0°))
Full prayer timetable for Mombasa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mombasa sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Mombasa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,671 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,973 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.05° S, 39.66° 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 | 08:05 | −10h |
| Chicago | 10:05 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 12:05 | −6h |
| London | 15:05 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:05 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:05 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:05 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:35 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:05 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:05 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:05 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:05 | +8h |
Best time to call Mombasa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mombasa local time:
Cities sharing Mombasa's time zone
Distances from Mombasa
| Dubai | 3,671 km | NNE (27°) |
| Mumbai | 4,447 km | NE (54°) |
| Moscow | 6,654 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 6,900 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 7,154 km | E (87°) |
| London | 7,234 km | NNW (334°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,597 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,450 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,176 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 11,715 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,323 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,973 km | NNW (328°) |
Cities near Mombasa
FAQ
What time is it in Mombasa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mombasa (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mombasa in?
Mombasa runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mombasa observe daylight saving time?
Mombasa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mombasa today?
Mombasa sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mombasa tonight?
The moon phase over Mombasa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 69.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mombasa?
The antipode of Mombasa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.05° N, 140.34° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,442 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mombasa?
Mombasa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mombasa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mombasa, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.