Current Time in Chanika, Tanga, Tanzania
5:53:00 PM
17:53:00
EAT (Eastern Africa Time) · UTC+03:00
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Time zone details
Chanika does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Chanika
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Tanzania
- Administrative area
- Tanga
- District
- Handeni Town
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Practical
- Country languages
- Swahili, English, Arabic
- Dialing code
- +255
- Population
- 30,905
- Elevation
- Approximately 673 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 5° 25' S / 38° 01' E
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Chanika follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Dar es Salaam
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Chanika local time
Clock changes in Chanika
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 17 min17 sec longer than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 17 min17 sec longer than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (81.9° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Full Moon — Monday, October 26, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 17 min | 17 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 17 min | 17 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 18 min | 16 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 18 min | 17 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 18 min | 16 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 18 min | 17 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 19 min | 16 sec longer than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Chanika
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Plan around Chanika
Upcoming national public holidays in Tanzania
- Independence Day
- Christmas Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Chanika, Tanga, Tanzania
Tanga AirportTGTMedium airport · Serves Tanga122 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · TGT / HTTG
About 122 km (75.9 mi) east-northeast of Chanika
Scheduled airline service in source data
Abeid Amani Karume International AirportZNZLarge airport · Serves Zanzibar161 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · ZNZ / HTZA
About 161 km (100 mi) southeast of Chanika
Scheduled airline service in source data
Julius Nyerere International AirportDARLarge airport · Serves Dar es Salaam209 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · DAR / HTDA
About 209 km (130 mi) southeast of Chanika
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Chanika in?
- Chanika uses Eastern Africa Time (EAT, UTC+3) all year. Its IANA time zone is Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
- When is the next clock change in Chanika?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Chanika in the next 12 months
- Does Chanika observe daylight saving time?
- No. Chanika uses EAT (UTC+3) all year.
- What is the UTC offset of Chanika?
- Chanika is UTC+3 all year