Right now, local time in Ruaha is 17:31 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ruaha ranks #23676 worldwide by population and #134 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Day length
- 12h 23m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ruaha — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.6569° S, 36.9830° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Morogoro
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 24,000 · #23676 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ruaha through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.66° N, 143.02° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,710 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ruaha today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:52
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 18:27
- Isha
- 19:35
- Qibla direction
- 5.4° from north (N (5°))
Full prayer timetable for Ruaha — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ruaha 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 23m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Ruaha's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,163 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,135 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.66° S, 36.98° 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 | 06:31 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:31 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:31 | −6h |
| London | 14:31 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:31 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:31 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:31 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:01 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:31 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:31 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:31 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:31 | +8h |
Best time to call Ruaha
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ruaha local time:
Cities sharing Ruaha's time zone
Distances from Ruaha
| Dubai | 4,163 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 4,925 km | NE (53°) |
| Moscow | 7,052 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 7,132 km | NNW (335°) |
| London | 7,472 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,479 km | E (85°) |
| São Paulo | 9,021 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,031 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 11,649 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,706 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 13,403 km | NW (315°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,135 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Ruaha
FAQ
What time is it in Ruaha right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ruaha (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ruaha in?
Ruaha runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ruaha observe daylight saving time?
Ruaha does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ruaha today?
Ruaha sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 18:28 today, giving 12h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ruaha tonight?
The moon phase over Ruaha tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ruaha?
The antipode of Ruaha — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.66° N, 143.02° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,710 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ruaha?
Ruaha lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ruaha?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ruaha, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.