Right now, local time in Mwanza is 19:58 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mwanza ranks #506 worldwide by population and #2 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 33m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Day length
- 12h 12m
- Solar noon
- 12:33
- Daylight range
- 11h 59m (winter) – 12h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 59% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mwanza — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.5167° S, 32.9000° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mwanza
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 1,104,521 · #506 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mwanza through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.52° N, 147.10° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,142 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mwanza today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Dhuhr
- 12:33
- Asr
- 15:51
- Maghrib
- 18:38
- Isha
- 19:45
- Qibla direction
- 15.5° from north (NNE (15°))
Full prayer timetable for Mwanza — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mwanza 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 12m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Mwanza's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,920 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,406 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.52° S, 32.90° 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 | 08:58 | −11h |
| Chicago | 10:58 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 13:58 | −6h |
| London | 16:58 | −3h |
| Paris | 17:58 | −2h |
| Moscow | 19:58 | same time |
| Dubai | 20:58 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 22:28 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:58 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:58 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 01:58 | +6h |
| Sydney | 03:58 | +8h |
Best time to call Mwanza
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mwanza local time:
Cities sharing Mwanza's time zone
Distances from Mwanza
| Dubai | 3,920 km | NE (37°) |
| Mumbai | 4,981 km | ENE (60°) |
| Paris | 6,426 km | NNW (337°) |
| Moscow | 6,494 km | N (3°) |
| London | 6,768 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 7,896 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 8,829 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,218 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,683 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,415 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 12,679 km | NW (315°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,406 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Mwanza
FAQ
What time is it in Mwanza right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mwanza (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mwanza in?
Mwanza runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mwanza observe daylight saving time?
Mwanza does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mwanza today?
Mwanza sees sunrise at 06:27 and sunset at 18:39 today, giving 12h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mwanza tonight?
The moon phase over Mwanza tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 58.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mwanza?
The antipode of Mwanza — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.52° N, 147.10° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,142 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mwanza?
Mwanza lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mwanza?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mwanza, clocks run about 33 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.