Right now, local time in Choma is 03:15 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Choma ranks #6348 worldwide by population and #19 in Zambia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 12h 42m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 11h 07m (winter) – 13h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Choma — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 16.8089° S, 26.9875° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Population
- 98,974 · #6348 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Choma through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 16.81° N, 153.01° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Leilani Estates, United States, about 358 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:15 HST (Pacific/Honolulu)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Choma today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:19
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 18:17
- Isha
- 19:28
- Qibla direction
- 18.7° from north (NNE (19°))
Full prayer timetable for Choma — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Choma sits in the Africa/Lusaka time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 42m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 98 cities we cover in Zambia.
Choma's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,593 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,060 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.81° S, 26.99° 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 | 18:15 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:15 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:15 | −5h |
| London | 01:15 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:15 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:15 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:15 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 06:45 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:15 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:15 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:15 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:15 | +9h |
Best time to call Choma
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Choma local time:
Distances from Choma
| Dubai | 5,593 km | NE (34°) |
| Mumbai | 6,404 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 7,640 km | WSW (251°) |
| Paris | 7,698 km | NNW (343°) |
| London | 8,040 km | NNW (343°) |
| Moscow | 8,131 km | N (6°) |
| Singapore | 8,652 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,430 km | ENE (68°) |
| Sydney | 11,854 km | SE (134°) |
| Tokyo | 13,116 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 13,270 km | NW (309°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,060 km | NW (306°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Choma right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Choma (Zambia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Choma in?
Choma runs on the Africa/Lusaka IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Choma observe daylight saving time?
Choma does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Choma today?
Choma sees sunrise at 05:35 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 12h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Choma tonight?
The moon phase over Choma tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Choma?
The antipode of Choma — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 16.81° N, 153.01° W. It falls on land, near Leilani Estates, United States, about 358 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Choma?
Choma lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Choma?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Choma, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.