Right now, local time in Brazzaville is 21:35 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Brazzaville ranks #218 worldwide by population — the largest city in Republic of the Congo.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Brazzaville GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 11h 52m (winter) – 12h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Brazzaville — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.2661° S, 15.2832° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Brazzaville
- Country
- 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 1,982,000 · #218 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Brazzaville through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.27° N, 164.72° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, 592 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Brazzaville today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:25
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:58
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 42.1° from north (NE (42°))
Full prayer timetable for Brazzaville — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Brazzaville sits in the Africa/Brazzaville time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Republic of the Congo, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Brazzaville's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,424 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,193 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.27° S, 15.28° 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 | 13:35 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −4h |
| London | 20:35 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:35 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +10h |
Best time to call Brazzaville
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Brazzaville local time:
Cities sharing Brazzaville's time zone
Distances from Brazzaville
| Dubai | 5,424 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 6,039 km | N (350°) |
| London | 6,372 km | NNW (349°) |
| Mumbai | 6,809 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 6,961 km | WSW (246°) |
| Moscow | 6,980 km | NNE (14°) |
| Singapore | 9,857 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,101 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 11,392 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,351 km | NE (51°) |
| Sydney | 13,744 km | SE (136°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,193 km | NW (311°) |
Cities near Brazzaville
FAQ
What time is it in Brazzaville right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Brazzaville in?
Brazzaville runs on the Africa/Brazzaville IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Brazzaville observe daylight saving time?
Brazzaville does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Brazzaville today?
Brazzaville sees sunrise at 05:36 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Brazzaville tonight?
The moon phase over Brazzaville tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Brazzaville?
The antipode of Brazzaville — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.27° N, 164.72° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, roughly 592 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Brazzaville?
Brazzaville lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Brazzaville?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Brazzaville, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.