Time in Zanzibar, Tanzania | Zanzibar Now
Thursday, 22 October 2026
EAT (UTC+03:00)
Time zone information for Zanzibar
UTC +3
East Africa Time (EAT) , currently 4 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Zanzibar does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Zanzibar is always 4 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Zanzibar is
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Zanzibar
- ▪Sunrise: 05:59
- ▪Sunset: 18:15
- ▪Day length: 12h 16m
- ▪Solar noon: 12:07
- ▪Current time in Zanzibar is currently 7 minutes ahead of solar time.
Zanzibar on map
- ▪Location: Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania
- ▪Latitude: -6,16. Longitude: 39,20
- ▪Population: 709,809
- ▪Elevation: 14 m
Time difference
from Zanzibar
Sun cycle
Sunrise 05:59
Solar noon 12:07Sunset 18:15
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam- Abbreviation
- EAT
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1792684977
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Day length
- 12h 16m
- Night length
- 11h 43m
- Civil twilight
- 05:38 – 18:37
Geography & country
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region / State
- Zanzibar Urban/West
- Coordinates
- -6.164°, 39.198°
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Population
- 709,809
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