Current time in Antananarivo
Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar, located in Analamanga, Madagascar within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It uses the Indian/Antananarivo IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+03:00 (GMT+3). With a population of around 1.4M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Madagascar, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
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Antananarivo, Madagascar
Timezone
Indian/Antananarivo
UTC offset
UTC+03:00
Standard
EAT
DST
No regular shift
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Time in Antananarivo for calls, travel, and planning
Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar, located in Analamanga, Madagascar within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It uses the Indian/Antananarivo IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+03:00 (GMT+3). With a population of around 1.4M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Madagascar, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Antananarivo for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 2 hours behind Antananarivo. New York is currently 7 hours behind Antananarivo.
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Timezone
Indian/Antananarivo
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
Timezone abbreviation
GMT+3
DST
Not active
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Madagascar
State / Area
Analamanga
Calling Code
+261
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Useful local details for Antananarivo
Antananarivo is located in Analamanga, Madagascar, in the Africa continent. The primary languages spoken here are MG, French. The city has a population of approximately 1.4M, ranking it #181 in Madagascar by size. For timezone purposes, Antananarivo uses Indian/Antananarivo (UTC+03:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
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Daylight Saving Time
Antananarivo does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+03:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Antananarivo does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Antananarivo
For work calls, the standard business window in Antananarivo is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+3. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check Antananarivo local time before inviting people across Sub-Saharan Africa or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Antananarivo uses MGA and the calling code for Madagascar is +261. Languages spoken here include MG, French. The city has a population of around 1.4M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Use for daylight saving
Antananarivo does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+03:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
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