Right now, local time in Sokoni is 16:56 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sokoni ranks #22181 worldwide by population and #120 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Day length
- 12h 20m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sokoni — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.4333° S, 39.5500° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Zanzibar Central/South
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 25,821 · #22181 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sokoni through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.43° N, 140.45° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,707 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sokoni today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 0.6° from north (N (1°))
Full prayer timetable for Sokoni — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sokoni 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 20m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Sokoni's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,914 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,188 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.43° S, 39.55° 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 | 05:56 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:56 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:56 | −6h |
| London | 13:56 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:56 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:56 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:56 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:26 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:56 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:56 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:56 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:56 | +8h |
Best time to call Sokoni
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sokoni local time:
Cities sharing Sokoni's time zone
Distances from Sokoni
| Dubai | 3,914 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 4,618 km | NE (52°) |
| Moscow | 6,918 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 7,131 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 7,185 km | E (85°) |
| London | 7,467 km | NNW (334°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,717 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,334 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,339 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,565 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,506 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,188 km | NNW (326°) |
Cities near Sokoni
FAQ
What time is it in Sokoni right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sokoni (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sokoni in?
Sokoni runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sokoni observe daylight saving time?
Sokoni does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sokoni today?
Sokoni sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 18:16 today, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sokoni tonight?
The moon phase over Sokoni tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sokoni?
The antipode of Sokoni — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.43° N, 140.45° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,707 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sokoni?
Sokoni lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sokoni?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sokoni, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.