Right now, local time in Bangui is 21:33 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bangui ranks #719 worldwide by population — the largest city in Central African Republic.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Bangui GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 30m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Day length
- 11h 59m
- Solar noon
- 11:30
- Daylight range
- 11h 52m (winter) – 12h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bangui — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.3612° N, 18.5550° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bangui
- Country
- 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
- Population
- 812,407 · #719 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bangui through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.36° S, 161.45° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is London Village, Kiribati, 832 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bangui today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:20
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:31
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 48.6° from north (NE (49°))
Full prayer timetable for Bangui — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bangui sits in the Africa/Bangui time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Central African Republic, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Bangui's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,556 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,134 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.36° N, 18.55° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:33 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −4h |
| London | 20:33 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:33 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +10h |
Best time to call Bangui
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bangui local time:
Cities sharing Bangui's time zone
Distances from Bangui
| Dubai | 4,556 km | NE (56°) |
| Paris | 5,181 km | NNW (345°) |
| London | 5,521 km | NNW (345°) |
| Moscow | 5,962 km | NNE (13°) |
| Mumbai | 6,106 km | ENE (70°) |
| São Paulo | 7,707 km | WSW (243°) |
| Singapore | 9,471 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,399 km | ENE (67°) |
| Chicago | 11,007 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,452 km | NE (49°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,791 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 14,134 km | SE (130°) |
Cities near Bangui
FAQ
What time is it in Bangui right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bangui (Central African Republic), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bangui in?
Bangui runs on the Africa/Bangui IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bangui observe daylight saving time?
Bangui does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bangui today?
Bangui sees sunrise at 05:31 and sunset at 17:30 today, giving 11h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bangui tonight?
The moon phase over Bangui tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bangui?
The antipode of Bangui — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.36° S, 161.45° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is London Village, Kiribati, roughly 832 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bangui?
Bangui lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bangui?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bangui, clocks run about 30 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.