Madagascar
Time now in Madagascar
Sunrise 06:09Sunset 05:40Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Indian/Antananarivo
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
26,262,368
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
05:40
Day length
11h 31m
Coordinates
-20.00, 47.00
Time difference from Madagascar
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Madagascar on the map
About the time in Madagascar
Madagascar 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.
Around 26,262,368 people live in Madagascar, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Madagascar sits at latitude -20.00, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 31m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Madagascar
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Madagascar?
- Madagascar is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Madagascar change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Madagascar keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Madagascar right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Madagascar, updating every second from Indian/Antananarivo (UTC +3).
- Which time zone is Madagascar in?
- Madagascar uses Indian/Antananarivo, currently UTC +3.
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