Right now, local time in Nkhotakota is 10:28 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nkhotakota ranks #18462 worldwide by population and #12 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 33m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day length
- 12h 35m
- Solar noon
- 11:27
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nkhotakota — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.9274° S, 34.2961° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Region
- Country
- 🇲🇼 Malawi
- Population
- 31,974 · #18462 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nkhotakota through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.93° N, 145.70° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,223 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nkhotakota today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:55
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Dhuhr
- 11:27
- Asr
- 14:36
- Maghrib
- 17:44
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 9.0° from north (N (9°))
Full prayer timetable for Nkhotakota — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nkhotakota sits in the Africa/Blantyre time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 35m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 39 cities we cover in Malawi.
Nkhotakota's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,818 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,382 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.93° S, 34.30° 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 | 00:28 | −10h |
| Chicago | 02:28 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 05:28 | −5h |
| London | 08:28 | −2h |
| Paris | 09:28 | −1h |
| Moscow | 11:28 | +1h |
| Dubai | 12:28 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 13:58 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:28 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 16:28 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 17:28 | +7h |
| Sydney | 19:28 | +9h |
Best time to call Nkhotakota
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nkhotakota local time:
Cities sharing Nkhotakota's time zone
Distances from Nkhotakota
| Dubai | 4,818 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 5,520 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 7,554 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 7,644 km | N (2°) |
| Singapore | 7,827 km | E (84°) |
| London | 7,897 km | NNW (338°) |
| São Paulo | 8,527 km | WSW (248°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,538 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,562 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 12,222 km | ENE (56°) |
| Chicago | 13,590 km | NW (312°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,382 km | NW (315°) |
Cities near Nkhotakota
FAQ
What time is it in Nkhotakota right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nkhotakota (Malawi), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nkhotakota in?
Nkhotakota runs on the Africa/Blantyre IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Nkhotakota observe daylight saving time?
Nkhotakota does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nkhotakota today?
Nkhotakota sees sunrise at 05:10 and sunset at 17:44 today, giving 12h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nkhotakota tonight?
The moon phase over Nkhotakota tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nkhotakota?
The antipode of Nkhotakota — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.93° N, 145.70° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,223 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nkhotakota?
Nkhotakota lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nkhotakota?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nkhotakota, clocks run about 33 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.