Right now, local time in Beni is 16:23 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Beni ranks #4381 worldwide by population and #31 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 14m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 12h 06m
- Solar noon
- 11:46
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Beni — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.4911° N, 29.4731° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Kivu
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 140,731 · #4381 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Beni through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.49° S, 150.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 809 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Beni today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:32
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 25.1° from north (NNE (25°))
Full prayer timetable for Beni — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Beni sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Beni's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,908 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,909 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.49° N, 29.47° 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 | 06:23 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:23 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:23 | −5h |
| London | 14:23 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:23 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:23 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:23 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:53 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:23 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:23 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:23 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:23 | +9h |
Best time to call Beni
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Beni local time:
Cities sharing Beni's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
Distances from Beni
| Dubai | 3,908 km | NE (43°) |
| Mumbai | 5,158 km | ENE (64°) |
| Paris | 5,971 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 6,190 km | N (6°) |
| London | 6,314 km | NNW (338°) |
| Singapore | 8,266 km | E (89°) |
| São Paulo | 8,616 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,441 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 11,787 km | NE (52°) |
| Chicago | 12,174 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,921 km | SE (128°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,909 km | NW (322°) |
Cities near Beni
FAQ
What time is it in Beni right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Beni (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Beni in?
Beni runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Beni observe daylight saving time?
Beni does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Beni today?
Beni sees sunrise at 05:43 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 12h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Beni tonight?
The moon phase over Beni tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Beni?
The antipode of Beni — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.49° S, 150.53° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 809 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Beni?
Beni lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Beni?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Beni, clocks run about 14 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.