Right now, local time in Songea is 17:35 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Songea ranks #2110 worldwide by population and #13 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 22m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Day length
- 12h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Daylight range
- 11h 30m (winter) – 12h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Songea — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.6833° S, 35.6500° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Ruvuma
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 286,285 · #2110 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Songea through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.68° N, 144.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,496 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Songea today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 15:33
- Maghrib
- 18:36
- Isha
- 19:45
- Qibla direction
- 7.3° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Songea — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Songea 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 30m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Songea's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,528 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,302 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.68° S, 35.65° 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 | 06:35 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:35 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:35 | −6h |
| London | 14:35 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:35 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:35 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:35 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:05 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:35 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:35 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:35 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:35 | +8h |
Best time to call Songea
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Songea local time:
Cities sharing Songea's time zone
Distances from Songea
| Dubai | 4,528 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 5,248 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 7,381 km | NNW (337°) |
| Moscow | 7,390 km | N (1°) |
| Singapore | 7,655 km | E (84°) |
| London | 7,722 km | NNW (337°) |
| São Paulo | 8,757 km | WSW (248°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,302 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,609 km | SE (129°) |
| Tokyo | 11,961 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 13,531 km | NW (313°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,302 km | NW (319°) |
Cities near Songea
FAQ
What time is it in Songea right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Songea (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Songea in?
Songea runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Songea observe daylight saving time?
Songea does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Songea today?
Songea sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 18:37 today, giving 12h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Songea tonight?
The moon phase over Songea tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Songea?
The antipode of Songea — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.68° N, 144.35° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,496 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Songea?
Songea lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Songea?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Songea, clocks run about 22 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.