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Friday, 17 July 2026

Dedza, Malawi · Africa/Blantyre · UTC+02:00

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Time-zone identity for Dedza

IANA zone
Africa/Blantyre
UTC offset now
UTC+02:00
Current zone label
GMT+2
Clock-change status
No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Dedza is currently 2 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Clock changes in Dedza

370-day checked horizon

No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Dedza

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Blantyre, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.

Next 5 years

No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Sun and Moon today

Sun and Moon in Dedza

Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Blantyre local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.

Sun

Sunrise
06:08
Sunset
17:30
Solar noon
11:49
Civil twilight
05:45–17:53

Moon

Moonrise
08:35
Moonset
20:40
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
12%

Location context

About Dedza

Location details for Dedza in Central Region, Malawi.

Administrative area
Central Region, Malawi
Population
34,882
Coordinates
14.3779° S, 34.3332° E. The elevation is 1,608 metres.

Country context

Malawi at a glance

Country information for Malawi. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.

Capital
Lilongwe
Country codes
MW · MWI · 454
Population
17,563,749
Currency
Malawian Kwacha (MWK)
Calling code
+265
Languages
Nyanja, Yao, Tumbuka, and swk
Time zones represented
1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Africa/Blantyre.

Nearby city clocks

Cities near Dedza

Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Dedza. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.

Data and methodology

The current time is calculated for Africa/Blantyre when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 930025 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.

Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T00:27:40.800Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T00:27:40.819Z

View calculation details and sources
  • GeoNames cities15000
    GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessed
    Place and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
  • Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
    United States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessed
    Daily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.