East Africa Time (Antananarivo)
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Time in Madagascar right now
Madagascar keeps one clock all year: East Africa Time (Antananarivo), UTC+3. Clocks do not change for daylight saving time.
Live clock for Madagascar
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
Madagascar time zone at a glance
| Zone | January | July | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Africa Time (Antananarivo) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | No |
City clocks in Madagascar:
Sunrise and sunset in Madagascar through the year
Typical times at each zone's reference point, in that zone's local clock. Year-to-year drift is under a couple of minutes; dates near a daylight saving change can shift the clock reading by an hour.
| Time of year | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (about Mar 20) | 05:53 | 18:01 | 12 h 07 m |
| June solstice (about Jun 21) | 06:22 | 17:21 | 10 h 59 m |
| September equinox (about Sep 22) | 05:39 | 17:45 | 12 h 06 m |
| December solstice (about Dec 21) | 05:09 | 18:26 | 13 h 16 m |
Countries on the same clock as Madagascar
Same time as Madagascar in both January and July:
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Syria
- Tanzania
- and 3 more
Aligned for part of the year only, because one side changes clocks for daylight saving:
Common questions about time in Madagascar
How many time zones does Madagascar use?
Madagascar uses a single civil time zone, East Africa Time (Antananarivo).
Does Madagascar observe daylight saving time?
No. Clocks in Madagascar stay on the same offset all year.
What is the time difference between Madagascar and UTC?
In January: UTC+3. In July: UTC+3. The live cards above show the difference from your own clock right now.
Zone list verified 2026-07. Live times and sun calculations run in your browser from its built-in IANA time zone data and standard NOAA solar equations.