Current time in Masaya
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Masaya, Nicaragua · America/Managua · UTC-06:00
Time-zone identity for Masaya
- IANA zone
America/Managua- UTC offset now
- UTC-06:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-6
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Masaya is currently 6 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Masaya
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Masaya
Conditions near Masaya and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Patchy rain nearby
- Feels like
- 28°C
- Humidity
- 70%
- Wind
- 24.1 km/h NE
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby24°C to 32°C38% chance of precipitationWind up to 30.2 km/h
- Partly Cloudy24°C to 33°C11% chance of precipitationWind up to 29.9 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby24°C to 32°C37% chance of precipitationWind up to 27.7 km/h
Forecast valid from 18:30 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T00:36:22.710Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T00:51:22.710Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Masaya
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Managua, 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 Masaya
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Managua local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Civil twilight
- 05:05–18:36
Moon
- Moonrise
- 07:40
- Moonset
- 20:27
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 8%
Location context
About Masaya
Location details for Masaya in Masaya Department, Nicaragua.
- Administrative area
- Masaya Department, Nicaragua
- Population
- 130,113
- Coordinates
- 11.9732° N, 86.0959° W. The elevation is 242 metres.
Country context
Nicaragua at a glance
Country information for Nicaragua. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Managua
- Country codes
- NI · NIC · 558
- Population
- 6,465,513
- Currency
- Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO)
- Calling code
- +505
- Languages
- Spanish (Nicaragua) and English
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: America/Managua.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Masaya
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Masaya. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- MasatepeMasaya Department, Nicaragua8.4 km southwest
America/ManaguaSame local time - San MarcosCarazo Department, Nicaragua14 km southwest
America/ManaguaSame local time - GranadaGranada Department, Nicaragua16 km east
America/ManaguaSame local time - JinotepeCarazo Department, Nicaragua18 km southwest
America/ManaguaSame local time - DiriambaCarazo Department, Nicaragua20 km southwest
America/ManaguaSame local time - El CruceroManagua Department, Nicaragua23 km west
America/ManaguaSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Managua 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 3617723 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T00:36:22.692Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T00:36:22.710Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T00:36:22.710Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.