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Marka, Somalië
04:48:25 PMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Africa/Mogadishu
Merca
City in Somalia
Huidige lokale tijd
04:48:25 PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Tijdzone
EAT
Africa/Mogadishu · UTC+03:00
Volgende feestdag
No upcoming public holiday in view
Holiday calendar signal unavailable
Zakelijke overlap nu
3 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Marka right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
MGQ
Aden Adde International Airport · 68 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
1
Curated airport references available for Somalië
Snapshot at render time: 04:48:25 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Marka (UTC+03:00, EAT).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
30°C, Clear sky
Feels like 33°C · Humidity 73% · Wind 17 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:53 AM to 06:03 PM
Day length 12h 10m · Solar noon 11:58 AM
Tracked countdowns rendered for Marka local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower 2026 Peak
spacewoensdag 6 mei 2026
7 days to go
Code with Claude San Francisco 2026
keynotewoensdag 6 mei 2026
7 days to go
Mother's Day (US) 2026
festival-secularzondag 10 mei 2026
11 days to go
Gemini 3 Launch (rumored at Google I/O)
release-techdinsdag 12 mei 2026
13 days to go
48th ASEAN Summit — Cebu
politicalvrijdag 15 mei 2026
16 days to go
Gemini 3 Ultra Launch (estimated window)
keynotevrijdag 15 mei 2026
16 days to go
Population
230.1K
Coordinates
1.72, 44.77
Timezone
Africa/Mogadishu
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
1
Capital
Mogadishu
Languages
Arabic, Somali
Currency
SOS (Sh)
Country area
637,657 km²
Local time in Marka runs on the EAT, UTC+03:00 clock; with roughly 230.1K residents the city (rank #6 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Somalië.
The coordinates 1.72°N, 44.77°E put Marka roughly 190 km from the equator in the deep tropics of the Equatorial Hemisphere, which is why the page expects year-round daylight that barely shifts between seasons.
Today the sun rises around 05:53 AM and sets around 06:03 PM in Marka — about 12h 10m of daylight. Somalië stays on standard time here, so UTC+03:00 is stable through the year.
Qoryooley (28 km from Marka) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 1 curated airport pages indexed for Somalië.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Timezone
EAT
IANA Zone
Africa/Mogadishu
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Quarter
Q2
London
-2h
New York
-7h
Los Angeles
-10h
Dubai
+1h
Singapore
+5h
Tokyo
+6h
Sydney
+7h
São Paulo
-6h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Marka.
Merca is the capital city of the Lower Shebelle province of Somalia, a historic port city in the region. It is located approximately 109 km (68 mi) to the southwest of the nation's capital Mogadishu. Merca is the traditional home territory of the Bimal clan and was the center of the Bimal revolt.
Distance-wise, Marka is closest to Dubai (~2,844 km), Singapore (~6,563 km), London (~6,933 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 15,660 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Marka sits inside Somalië — the Eastern Africa subregion, capital Mogadishu, languages Arabic, Somali, currency SOS (Sh).
Around Marka, the nearest mapped reference cities are Qoryooley (28 km), Afgooye (61 km), Mogadishu (73 km), Wanlaweyn (101 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for EAT planning.
Closest curated airport references from Marka: MGQ Mogadishu (68 km).
Aden Adde International AirportMGQ
Mogadishu · 68 km from Marka
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 50m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
No historical event snapshot is currently available for this date.
Coordination pulse
3 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 02:48 PM | -2h | Good to call now |
| New York | 09:48 AM | -7h | Good to call now |
| Los Angeles | 06:48 AM | -10h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 05:48 PM | +1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 09:48 PM | +5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 10:48 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 11:48 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 10:48 AM | -6h | Good to call now |
Marka bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Mogadishu (EAT), met een UTC-verschuiving van +03:00.
Marka hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Marka is UTC+03:00.
Marka sits at 1.72°N, 44.77°E in Somalië, with about 230.1K residents (rank #6 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Marka is Dubai, about 2,844 km away as the crow flies.
Qoryooley is the closest indexed city, roughly 28 km from Marka.
Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is the closest curated airport reference, about 68 km from Marka.
