Right now, local time in Bulawayo is 22:34 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bulawayo ranks #872 worldwide by population and #2 in Zimbabwe.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Harare GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 12h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 10h 55m (winter) – 13h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bulawayo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 20.1500° S, 28.5833° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bulawayo
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Population
- 665,952 · #872 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bulawayo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 20.15° N, 151.42° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Hawaiian Beaches, United States, about 372 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:34 HST (Pacific/Honolulu)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bulawayo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:10
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 15:10
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:25
- Qibla direction
- 15.4° from north (NNE (15°))
Full prayer timetable for Bulawayo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bulawayo sits in the Africa/Harare time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 45m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 68 cities we cover in Zimbabwe.
Bulawayo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,817 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,408 km off. Its position on the globe is 20.15° S, 28.58° 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 | 13:34 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −5h |
| London | 20:34 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +9h |
Best time to call Bulawayo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bulawayo local time:
Cities sharing Bulawayo's time zone
Distances from Bulawayo
| Dubai | 5,817 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 6,500 km | NE (51°) |
| São Paulo | 7,680 km | WSW (252°) |
| Paris | 8,102 km | NNW (342°) |
| London | 8,445 km | NNW (342°) |
| Moscow | 8,484 km | N (5°) |
| Singapore | 8,522 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,416 km | ENE (68°) |
| Sydney | 11,475 km | SE (134°) |
| Tokyo | 13,165 km | ENE (59°) |
| Chicago | 13,632 km | NW (308°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,408 km | WNW (302°) |
Cities near Bulawayo
FAQ
What time is it in Bulawayo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bulawayo in?
Bulawayo runs on the Africa/Harare IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Bulawayo observe daylight saving time?
Bulawayo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bulawayo today?
Bulawayo sees sunrise at 05:28 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 12h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bulawayo tonight?
The moon phase over Bulawayo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bulawayo?
The antipode of Bulawayo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 20.15° N, 151.42° W. It falls on land, near Hawaiian Beaches, United States, about 372 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bulawayo?
Bulawayo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bulawayo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bulawayo, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.