Right now, local time in Tanga is 00:30 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tanga ranks #1538 worldwide by population and #9 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 12h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 50m (winter) – 12h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 57% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tanga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.0689° S, 39.0988° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tanga
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 393,429 · #1538 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tanga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.07° N, 140.90° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,557 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tanga today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 1.5° from north (N (2°))
Full prayer timetable for Tanga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tanga 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 18m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Tanga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,800 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,034 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.07° S, 39.10° 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 | 13:30 | −11h |
| Chicago | 15:30 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 18:30 | −6h |
| London | 21:30 | −3h |
| Paris | 22:30 | −2h |
| Moscow | 00:30 | same time |
| Dubai | 01:30 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 03:00 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:30 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 05:30 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 06:30 | +6h |
| Sydney | 08:30 | +8h |
Best time to call Tanga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tanga local time:
Cities sharing Tanga's time zone
Distances from Tanga
| Dubai | 3,800 km | NNE (27°) |
| Mumbai | 4,565 km | NE (53°) |
| Moscow | 6,765 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 6,973 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 7,224 km | E (86°) |
| London | 7,309 km | NNW (334°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,700 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,348 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,292 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,697 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,362 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,034 km | NNW (327°) |
Cities near Tanga
FAQ
What time is it in Tanga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tanga (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tanga in?
Tanga runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Tanga observe daylight saving time?
Tanga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tanga today?
Tanga sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tanga tonight?
The moon phase over Tanga tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 56.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tanga?
The antipode of Tanga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.07° N, 140.90° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,557 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tanga?
Tanga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tanga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tanga, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.