Madagascar
Time now in Ankerana
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:03Sunset 05:40Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Indian/Antananarivo
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
05:40
Day length
11h 37m
Coordinates
-18.60, 47.67
Time difference from Ankerana
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About the time in Ankerana
Ankerana sits at latitude -18.60, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 37m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 06:03 and sunset at 05:40 local time, giving 11h 37m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-18.60, 47.67) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Ankerana.
Ankerana runs on Indian/Antananarivo, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Ankerana
- Which time zone is Ankerana in?
- Ankerana uses Indian/Antananarivo, currently UTC +3.
- What time is it in Ankerana right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Ankerana, updating every second from Indian/Antananarivo (UTC +3).
- What are normal business hours in Ankerana in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Ankerana runs from 06:00–14:00 UTC today.
- Does Ankerana change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Ankerana keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
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