Right now, local time in Basoko is 22:49 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Basoko ranks #8200 worldwide by population and #60 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lubumbashi GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 12h 04m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 12h 03m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Basoko — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.2391° N, 23.6160° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tshopo
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 76,371 · #8200 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Basoko through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.24° S, 156.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Banana, Kiribati, about 374 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:49 GMT+14 (Pacific/Kiritimati)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Basoko today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:56
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 18:11
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 36.9° from north (NE (37°))
Full prayer timetable for Basoko — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Basoko sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Basoko's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,321 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,427 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.24° N, 23.62° 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 | 13:49 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:49 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:49 | −5h |
| London | 20:49 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:49 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:49 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:49 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:19 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:49 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:49 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:49 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:49 | +9h |
Best time to call Basoko
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Basoko local time:
Cities sharing Basoko's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
Distances from Basoko
| Dubai | 4,321 km | NE (49°) |
| Paris | 5,672 km | NNW (342°) |
| Mumbai | 5,714 km | ENE (66°) |
| London | 6,015 km | NNW (342°) |
| Moscow | 6,192 km | N (9°) |
| São Paulo | 8,059 km | WSW (245°) |
| Singapore | 8,916 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,012 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 11,652 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,247 km | NE (51°) |
| Sydney | 13,480 km | SE (130°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,427 km | NW (318°) |
Cities near Basoko
FAQ
What time is it in Basoko right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Basoko (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Basoko in?
Basoko runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Basoko observe daylight saving time?
Basoko does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Basoko today?
Basoko sees sunrise at 06:08 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 12h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Basoko tonight?
The moon phase over Basoko tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 76.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Basoko?
The antipode of Basoko — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.24° S, 156.38° W. It falls on land, near Banana, Kiribati, about 374 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Basoko?
Basoko lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Basoko?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Basoko, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.