Right now, local time in Zomba is 04:20 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zomba ranks #5242 worldwide by population and #4 in Malawi.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Blantyre GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 37m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day length
- 12h 39m
- Solar noon
- 11:23
- Daylight range
- 11h 13m (winter) – 13h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zomba — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.3860° S, 35.3188° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southern Region
- Country
- 🇲🇼 Malawi
- Population
- 118,440 · #5242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zomba through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.39° N, 144.68° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,177 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zomba today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:48
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:23
- Asr
- 14:31
- Maghrib
- 17:42
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 7.0° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Zomba — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zomba sits in the Africa/Blantyre time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 39m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 39 cities we cover in Malawi.
Zomba's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,011 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,652 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.39° S, 35.32° 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 | 19:20 | −9h |
| Chicago | 21:20 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 23:20 | −5h |
| London | 02:20 | −2h |
| Paris | 03:20 | −1h |
| Moscow | 05:20 | +1h |
| Dubai | 06:20 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:50 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:20 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 10:20 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 11:20 | +7h |
| Sydney | 13:20 | +9h |
Best time to call Zomba
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zomba local time:
Cities sharing Zomba's time zone
Distances from Zomba
| Dubai | 5,011 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 5,614 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 7,750 km | E (83°) |
| Paris | 7,849 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 7,914 km | N (1°) |
| London | 8,192 km | NNW (338°) |
| São Paulo | 8,530 km | WSW (249°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,550 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,301 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 12,280 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 13,853 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,652 km | NW (313°) |
Cities near Zomba
FAQ
What time is it in Zomba right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zomba (Malawi), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zomba in?
Zomba runs on the Africa/Blantyre IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Zomba observe daylight saving time?
Zomba does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zomba today?
Zomba sees sunrise at 05:04 and sunset at 17:42 today, giving 12h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zomba tonight?
The moon phase over Zomba tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zomba?
The antipode of Zomba — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.39° N, 144.68° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,177 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zomba?
Zomba lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zomba?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zomba, clocks run about 37 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.