Anosy, Madagascar
Anosy keeps East Africa Time throughout the year. Its official offset is UTC+3, with no daylight-saving clock changes anywhere in the region.
Tolanaro, Madagascar
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+3 · Indian/Antananarivo
Time and sun data for Tolanaro — the largest city of Anosy
The sun in Tolanaro
Sunrise 06:03 Solar noon 11:53 Sunset 17:43 Daylight 11 h 40 min Night 12 h 20 min Civil twilight 05:40 – 18:06
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Current time in Anosy, Madagascar
Local time in Anosy is three hours ahead of UTC. This rule covers Tolagnaro, Amboasary Atsimo, Betroka, and their surrounding communities. At 06:00 UTC, for example, Anosy is already at 09:00. There is no seasonal exception to remember. A timetable written in local time continues to use UTC+3 in every month. For UTC conversions near the end of the day, check whether adding three hours moves the result into tomorrow.
Calls to countries with seasonal clock rules require another check. Anosy remains fixed while the other location may change its offset, causing the time difference to grow or shrink. Anosy’s clock is predictable; convincing two calendars to agree can be the adventurous part.
Local time from Tolagnaro to Betroka
Anosy is a region in southeastern Madagascar. Tolagnaro, also widely known as Fort Dauphin, is the regional capital on the coast. Amboasary Atsimo lies west of it, while Betroka is farther inland. All three centres follow the same civil-time standard:
Tolagnaro, the regional capital and coastal reference point Amboasary Atsimo, a district centre west of Tolagnaro Betroka, an inland district centre A person travelling among these places does not cross a time-zone boundary. Local appointment times can therefore be compared directly. The practical differences are distance, route, and conditions—not the setting of the clock.
Using a city-specific name still improves searches for solar information. Tolagnaro and Betroka have different positions, so a single regional sunrise figure cannot be exact for both.
Coastal and inland sunrise
Sunrise calculations for Anosy depend on latitude, longitude, and date. Coastal Tolagnaro and inland Betroka share UTC+3, yet their geographical separation can produce different sunrise and sunset readings.
The southern-hemisphere seasons change the length of daylight. The Sun’s apparent path also changes where on the horizon it rises and sets. As a result, a sunrise time copied from one part of the year should not be reused for another without checking.
A sensible daylight plan follows these steps: Choose the nearest named locality. Enter the intended local date. Distinguish sunrise from dawn or morning twilight. Allow for hills, vegetation, buildings, and cloud cover.
Calculated sunrise assumes a conventional horizon and atmospheric model. It is valuable for comparison and scheduling, but the first direct sight of the Sun may occur later where the horizon is obstructed.
The fixed time zone makes seasonal comparison straightforward. If sunrise shifts on the clock, the shift comes from the changing solar cycle and the selected location, not from daylight-saving adjustments.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Anosy use?
- Anosy uses East Africa Time, equivalent to UTC+3.
- Is Tolagnaro on a different time from inland Anosy?
- No. Tolagnaro, Amboasary Atsimo, and Betroka share the same official clock.
- Does coastal sunrise determine sunrise for the whole region?
- No. A coastal value is a useful local reference, but inland places can have different calculated and visible sunrise times.