Right now, local time in Sambaina is 19:10 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sambaina ranks #56516 worldwide by population and #132 in Madagascar.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Indian/Antananarivo GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 27m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 12h 48m
- Solar noon
- 11:33
- Daylight range
- 10h 59m (winter) – 13h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sambaina — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 18.9000° S, 47.7833° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Analamanga
- Country
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Population
- 7,000 · #56516 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sambaina through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 18.90° N, 132.22° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bahía Tortugas, Mexico, 2,018 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sambaina today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:51
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Dhuhr
- 11:33
- Asr
- 14:49
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 348.7° from north (NNW (349°))
Full prayer timetable for Sambaina — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sambaina sits in the Indian/Antananarivo time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 48m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 152 cities we cover in Madagascar.
Sambaina's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,977 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 17,835 km off. Its position on the globe is 18.90° S, 47.78° 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 | 08:10 | −11h |
| Chicago | 10:10 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 13:10 | −6h |
| London | 16:10 | −3h |
| Paris | 17:10 | −2h |
| Moscow | 19:10 | same time |
| Dubai | 20:10 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:40 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:10 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:10 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 01:10 | +6h |
| Sydney | 03:10 | +8h |
Best time to call Sambaina
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sambaina local time:
Cities sharing Sambaina's time zone
Other cities in Madagascar
- Antananarivo19:10
- Toamasina19:10
- Antsirabe19:10
- Mahajanga19:10
- Fianarantsoa19:10
- Toliara19:10
- Antsiranana19:10
- Sambava19:10
- Imerintsiatosika19:10
- Antalaha19:10
- Tôlanaro19:10
- Antanifotsy19:10
Distances from Sambaina
| Dubai | 4,977 km | N (10°) |
| Mumbai | 5,027 km | NE (34°) |
| Singapore | 6,518 km | ENE (76°) |
| Moscow | 8,357 km | N (354°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,545 km | ENE (61°) |
| Paris | 8,771 km | NNW (331°) |
| London | 9,105 km | NNW (332°) |
| São Paulo | 9,608 km | WSW (246°) |
| Sydney | 10,020 km | SE (126°) |
| Tokyo | 11,385 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 15,109 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 17,835 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Sambaina
- Manjakandriana3 km · 19:10
- Nandihizana7 km · 19:10
- Anjepy9 km · 19:10
- Alarobia9 km · 19:10
- Ambohitseheno13 km · 19:10
- Ambatolaona13 km · 19:10
- Mantasoa14 km · 19:10
- Miadanandriana15 km · 19:10
FAQ
What time is it in Sambaina right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sambaina (Madagascar), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sambaina in?
Sambaina runs on the Indian/Antananarivo IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sambaina observe daylight saving time?
Sambaina does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sambaina today?
Sambaina sees sunrise at 05:09 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 12h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sambaina tonight?
The moon phase over Sambaina tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sambaina?
The antipode of Sambaina — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 18.90° N, 132.22° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bahía Tortugas, Mexico, roughly 2,018 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sambaina?
Sambaina lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sambaina?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sambaina, clocks run about 27 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.