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Mogadishu

UTC+3

Somalia · EAT

Dry season
03:43:45Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:54↓ 18:0024:00
Sunrise
05:54
Sunset
18:00
Daylight
12.1hrs
Population
2.4M
Season
Dry season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Mogadishu, Somalia runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 7-hour difference between Mogadishu and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Mogadishu lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Mogadishu and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Mogadishu lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Mogadishu and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Mogadishu lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Mogadishu.

Practical Info

Mogadishu (Somalia) is home to roughly 2.4M people. Today brings about 12.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 18:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 2° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Somalia

Somalia

Capital

Mogadishu 👑

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

EAT · Africa/Mogadishu

Coordinates

2.05°N, 45.32°E

Currency

SOS (Sh)

Calling Code

+252

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Somali, Arabic

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A City Older Than Most Nations

Mogadishu was a major Indian Ocean trading port by the 10th century, and Ibn Battuta described it in 1331 as an exceedingly large city. Its Arba'a Rukun mosque dates to around 1269.

The clock: Mogadishu keeps UTC+3 and lies almost on the equator, where the sun rises and sets within a few minutes of 06:00 and 18:00 throughout the year.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

9h overlap

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