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 05:21 and sunset at 18:06 local time. The coordinates of Mogadishu are 2.05°N, 45.34°E.

Today Mogadishu gets 12 hours 45 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:44, about 16 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Mogadishu shares its GMT+3 offset with Moscow, Istanbul, Minsk, Baghdad, Riyadh, Jeddah. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Mogadishu from…

From	Gap	Call at (Mogadishu time)
🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam	same time	09:00–17:00
🇪🇹 Addis Ababa	same time	09:00–17:00
🇰🇪 Nairobi	same time	09:00–17:00
🇺🇬 Kampala	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−3h	12:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−7h	16:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+5h	09:00–12:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+1h	09:00–16:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Mogadishu in?›

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

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).

Is Mogadishu ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Mogadishu is 3 hours ahead of London and 7 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Mogadishu in UTC?›

09:00 in Mogadishu is 06:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+3 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Mogadishu today?›

Today the sun rises in Mogadishu at 05:21 and sets at 18:06 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.