Current Local Time in Dar es Salaam
Tanzania Africa/Dar_es_Salaam EAT UTC+3 No clock change
2:29:43 PM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+3 (+03:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+3
Same on every date
Abbreviation
EAT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Dar es Salaam never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Tanzania · Africa
Dar es Salaam time zone
Dar es Salaam keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+3, written EAT, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Dar es Salaam would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+3 (EAT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 3:00 PM in January · 3:00 PM in July
Clock changes in Dar es Salaam, 2026–2028
Full record for Dar es Salaam → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Dar es Salaam stays on UTC+3 (EAT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Dar es Salaam
Computed for -6.7924°, 39.2083° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
6:24 PM
Day length
11h 50m
+0m 15s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:29 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 5:22 AM | 7:36 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 5:47 AM | 7:11 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 6:12 AM | 6:46 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:34 AM | 6:24 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Dar es Salaam runs from about 11h 44m at the shortest day to 12h 31m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:31 PM
- Moonset
- 9:08 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 7:19 AM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 8:38 PM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Dar es Salaam
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Time difference between Dar es Salaam and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | −7h | Varies: −7h / −8h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | −6h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | −2h | Varies: −2h / −3h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | ±0h | Varies: ±0h / −1h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | ±0h | Varies: ±0h / −1h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | +2:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +7h | Varies: +8h / +7h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −10h | Varies: −10h / −11h |
Dar es Salaam at a glance
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Africa
- Coordinates
- 6.7924° S, 39.2083° E
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Currency
- TZS
- Language
- Swahili / English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Preguntas frecuentes
What time is it in Dar es Salaam right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone rules. Dar es Salaam currently runs at UTC+3 (EAT) all year round.
What time zone is Dar es Salaam in?
The IANA identifier for Dar es Salaam is Africa/Dar_es_Salaam. Its abbreviation is EAT all year.
What is the UTC offset in Dar es Salaam?
Dar es Salaam stays at UTC+3 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Dar es Salaam observe daylight saving time?
No. Dar es Salaam does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+3 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Dar es Salaam and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 7 hours behind Dar es Salaam. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 8 hours (New York behind Dar es Salaam) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Dar es Salaam and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 6 hours behind Dar es Salaam on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Dar es Salaam and London?
For most of 2026, London is 2 hours behind Dar es Salaam. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 3 hours (London behind Dar es Salaam) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Dar es Salaam?
Day length in Dar es Salaam ranges from about 11h 44m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 31m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude -6.79°, longitude 39.21°.