Current Time in IANA Indian/Antananarivo Timezone

Where This Zone Applies

Indian/Antananarivo applies exclusively to Madagascar, an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa. The zone covers the entire country, from the capital Antananarivo in the central highlands to coastal cities like Toamasina, Antsiranana, and Toliara. No other country uses this specific IANA zone, though several other zones share the same standard offset of UTC+03:00.

Offset and Abbreviation

The standard offset for Indian/Antananarivo is UTC+03:00, meaning local time is three hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The common abbreviation for this offset is EAT (East Africa Time), used throughout the East African region. In Madagascar, the time is simply referred to as Madagascar Time, but EAT is the standard designation.

No Daylight Saving Time

Indian/Antananarivo does not observe daylight saving time. The offset remains constant at UTC+03:00 throughout the year. Madagascar is near the equator, so day length varies little between seasons, making DST unnecessary. There is no spring-forward or fall-back adjustment; the time stays the same all year.

Countries and Cities

The only country using Indian/Antananarivo is Madagascar. Key cities include:

• Antananarivo (capital, population ~1.4 million)
• Toamasina (major port city)
• Antsiranana (northern port)
• Fianarantsoa (southern highlands)
• Mahajanga (northwest coast)
• Toliara (southwest coast)

All cities in Madagascar share the same local time, so there is no time difference within the country.

Business Hours and Scheduling

Indian/Antananarivo is UTC+03:00 all year. Typical business hours in Antananarivo are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EAT. Key overlaps with other regions:

• Western Europe (UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer): During European winter, Madagascar is 2 hours ahead (e.g., 9 AM in Antananarivo is 7 AM in London). During European summer, the difference is 1 hour (9 AM in Antananarivo is 8 AM in London).
• East Africa (UTC+03:00): Same time as Nairobi, Addis Ababa, and Dar es Salaam. No difference.
• Middle East (UTC+03:00 or UTC+04:00): Same time as Baghdad and Bahrain (both UTC+03:00). One hour behind Dubai (UTC+04:00).
• North America East Coast (UTC-05:00 to UTC-04:00): During US Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00), Madagascar is 8 hours ahead (e.g., 9 AM in Antananarivo is 1 AM in New York). During Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00), it is 7 hours ahead.
• India (UTC+05:30): Madagascar is 2.5 hours behind India (e.g., 9 AM in Antananarivo is 11:30 AM in New Delhi).

For scheduling calls, the best overlap with North America is late morning in Antananarivo (10 AM-12 PM) corresponding to late evening in the US (10 PM-12 AM EST). With Europe, mornings in Antananarivo align well with mid-morning in Europe.