Right now, local time in Shinyanga is 19:11 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shinyanga ranks #4415 worldwide by population and #28 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 55m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shinyanga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.6639° S, 33.4212° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Shinyanga
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 139,727 · #4415 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shinyanga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.66° N, 146.58° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,212 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shinyanga today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:11
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 15:48
- Maghrib
- 18:37
- Isha
- 19:45
- Qibla direction
- 13.8° from north (NNE (14°))
Full prayer timetable for Shinyanga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shinyanga 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 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Shinyanga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,990 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,543 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.66° S, 33.42° 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 | 08:11 | −11h |
| Chicago | 10:11 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 13:11 | −6h |
| London | 16:11 | −3h |
| Paris | 17:11 | −2h |
| Moscow | 19:11 | same time |
| Dubai | 20:11 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:41 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:11 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:11 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 01:11 | +6h |
| Sydney | 03:11 | +8h |
Best time to call Shinyanga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shinyanga local time:
Cities sharing Shinyanga's time zone
Distances from Shinyanga
| Dubai | 3,990 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 4,997 km | ENE (58°) |
| Paris | 6,566 km | NNW (337°) |
| Moscow | 6,619 km | N (3°) |
| London | 6,908 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 7,843 km | E (87°) |
| São Paulo | 8,831 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,215 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,712 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,290 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 12,811 km | NW (315°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,543 km | NW (322°) |
Cities near Shinyanga
FAQ
What time is it in Shinyanga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shinyanga (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shinyanga in?
Shinyanga runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Shinyanga observe daylight saving time?
Shinyanga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shinyanga today?
Shinyanga sees sunrise at 06:23 and sunset at 18:38 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shinyanga tonight?
The moon phase over Shinyanga tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shinyanga?
The antipode of Shinyanga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.66° N, 146.58° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,212 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shinyanga?
Shinyanga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shinyanga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shinyanga, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.