Right now, local time in Shambu is 13:25 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shambu ranks #18873 worldwide by population and #134 in Ethiopia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 72% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shambu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.5667° N, 37.1000° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Oromiya
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 31,100 · #18873 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shambu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.57° S, 142.90° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taiohae, French Polynesia, about 316 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:55 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shambu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:36
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 12.2° from north (NNE (12°))
Full prayer timetable for Shambu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shambu sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Shambu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,596 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,511 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.57° N, 37.10° 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 | 03:25 | −10h |
| Chicago | 05:25 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 07:25 | −6h |
| London | 10:25 | −3h |
| Paris | 11:25 | −2h |
| Moscow | 13:25 | same time |
| Dubai | 14:25 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 15:55 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:25 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 18:25 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 19:25 | +6h |
| Sydney | 21:25 | +8h |
Best time to call Shambu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shambu local time:
Cities sharing Shambu's time zone
Distances from Shambu
| Dubai | 2,596 km | NE (45°) |
| Mumbai | 3,985 km | ENE (71°) |
| Moscow | 5,137 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 5,430 km | NNW (330°) |
| London | 5,757 km | NNW (331°) |
| Singapore | 7,431 km | E (93°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,284 km | ENE (69°) |
| São Paulo | 9,802 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,503 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 11,998 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 12,819 km | ESE (123°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,511 km | NNW (333°) |
Cities near Shambu
FAQ
What time is it in Shambu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shambu (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Shambu in?
Shambu runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Shambu observe daylight saving time?
Shambu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shambu today?
Shambu sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shambu tonight?
The moon phase over Shambu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shambu?
The antipode of Shambu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.57° S, 142.90° W. It falls on land, near Taiohae, French Polynesia, about 316 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shambu?
Shambu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shambu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shambu, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.