Mogadishu is located in Somalia and uses the Africa/Mogadishu timezone, currently GMT+3 from UTC. Mogadishu does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:32 and sunset at 18:21 local time. The coordinates of Mogadishu are 2.05°N, 45.34°E.

Today Mogadishu gets 12 hours 49 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:56, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Mogadishu shares its GMT+3 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Moscow, Kyiv, Istanbul. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Mogadishu in?›

Mogadishu is in the Africa/Mogadishu timezone, currently GMT+3 from UTC.

Does Mogadishu observe daylight saving time?›

No. Mogadishu does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Mogadishu?›

Mogadishu is currently GMT+3 from UTC (GMT+3).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.