Right now, local time in Shanwa is 16:06 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shanwa ranks #20721 worldwide by population and #109 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 29m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Day length
- 12h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 11h 56m (winter) – 12h 18m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shanwa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.1667° S, 33.7667° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Simiyu
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 28,000 · #20721 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shanwa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.17° N, 146.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,244 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shanwa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:35
- Isha
- 19:43
- Qibla direction
- 13.3° from north (NNE (13°))
Full prayer timetable for Shanwa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shanwa 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 14m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Shanwa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,922 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,522 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.17° S, 33.77° 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 | 05:06 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:06 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:06 | −6h |
| London | 13:06 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:06 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:06 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:06 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:36 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:06 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:06 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:06 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:06 | +8h |
Best time to call Shanwa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shanwa local time:
Cities sharing Shanwa's time zone
Distances from Shanwa
| Dubai | 3,922 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 4,936 km | ENE (58°) |
| Paris | 6,531 km | NNW (336°) |
| Moscow | 6,562 km | N (3°) |
| London | 6,872 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 7,803 km | E (87°) |
| São Paulo | 8,888 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,158 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,648 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,294 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 12,798 km | NW (315°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,522 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Shanwa
FAQ
What time is it in Shanwa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shanwa (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shanwa in?
Shanwa runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Shanwa observe daylight saving time?
Shanwa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shanwa today?
Shanwa sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 18:36 today, giving 12h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shanwa tonight?
The moon phase over Shanwa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shanwa?
The antipode of Shanwa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.17° N, 146.23° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,244 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shanwa?
Shanwa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shanwa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shanwa, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.