What time is it in Zanzibar?
20:44:13
Friday 13 November 2026
- Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Time zone UTC+03:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:55 · sunset 18:19
Time difference with Zanzibar
Zanzibar is on UTC+03:00 right now: 3 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:44 | 3 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:44 | 8 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:44 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:44 | 2 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:44 | 2 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:44 | 1 hour ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:14 | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:44 | 5 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:44 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:44 | 8 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:44 | 6 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Zanzibar
Zanzibar does not change its clocks: UTC+03:00 all year round.
History of local time in Zanzibar
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 January 1961 | UTC+3 all year round |
| 1947 – 1959 | UTC+2:45 all year round |
| until 1946 | UTC+3 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Dar_es_Salaam. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Zanzibar
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 587 km away, Mocímboa (Mozambique) is 1 hour behind Zanzibar all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Bagamoyo | 45 km |
| Sokoni | 49 km |
| Nungwi | 50 km |
| Mapinga | 51 km |
| Mvomero | 60 km |
| Dar es Salaam | 74 km |
| Kibaha | 74 km |
| Mlandizi | 79 km |
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Sun and Moon in Zanzibar
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 12 h 23 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:33, dusk 18:40, solar noon 12:07. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (11 h 45 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (12 h 28 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:55 (13 November 2026), latest at 06:35 (10 July 2027); earliest sunset at 18:14 (13 May 2027), latest at 18:47 (21 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 17 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:03 · moonset 21:53 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 14:47 · moon calendar