Right now, local time in Zanzibar is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zanzibar ranks #813 worldwide by population and #4 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 46m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zanzibar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.1639° S, 39.1979° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Zanzibar Urban/West
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 709,809 · #813 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zanzibar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.16° N, 140.80° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,678 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zanzibar today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:23
- Qibla direction
- 1.3° from north (N (1°))
Full prayer timetable for Zanzibar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zanzibar 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.
Zanzibar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,904 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,142 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.16° S, 39.20° 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 | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Zanzibar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zanzibar local time:
Cities sharing Zanzibar's time zone
Distances from Zanzibar
| Dubai | 3,904 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 4,630 km | NE (52°) |
| Moscow | 6,887 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 7,087 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 7,222 km | E (86°) |
| London | 7,423 km | NNW (335°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,740 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,310 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,353 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 11,614 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,457 km | NW (316°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,142 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Zanzibar
FAQ
What time is it in Zanzibar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zanzibar (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zanzibar in?
Zanzibar runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Zanzibar observe daylight saving time?
Zanzibar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zanzibar today?
Zanzibar sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zanzibar tonight?
The moon phase over Zanzibar tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zanzibar?
The antipode of Zanzibar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.16° N, 140.80° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,678 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zanzibar?
Zanzibar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zanzibar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zanzibar, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.