Right now, local time in Gikongoro is 23:21 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gikongoro ranks #26355 worldwide by population and #36 in Rwanda.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Kigali 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
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 12h 12m
- Solar noon
- 11:46
- Daylight range
- 11h 59m (winter) – 12h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gikongoro — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.4640° S, 29.5739° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- Population
- 21,029 · #26355 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gikongoro through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.46° N, 150.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 773 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gikongoro today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:28
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Dhuhr
- 11:46
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 22.3° from north (NNE (22°))
Full prayer timetable for Gikongoro — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gikongoro sits in the Africa/Kigali time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 12m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 51 cities we cover in Rwanda.
Gikongoro's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,146 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,171 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.46° S, 29.57° 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 | 13:21 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:21 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 18:21 | −5h |
| London | 21:21 | −2h |
| Paris | 22:21 | −1h |
| Moscow | 00:21 | +1h |
| Dubai | 01:21 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:51 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:21 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 05:21 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 06:21 | +7h |
| Sydney | 08:21 | +9h |
Best time to call Gikongoro
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gikongoro local time:
Cities sharing Gikongoro's time zone
Distances from Gikongoro
| Dubai | 4,146 km | NE (40°) |
| Mumbai | 5,299 km | ENE (61°) |
| Paris | 6,281 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 6,516 km | N (5°) |
| London | 6,624 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,265 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 8,492 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,557 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,976 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,414 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,707 km | SE (129°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,171 km | NW (320°) |
Cities near Gikongoro
FAQ
What time is it in Gikongoro right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gikongoro (Rwanda), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gikongoro in?
Gikongoro runs on the Africa/Kigali IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Gikongoro observe daylight saving time?
Gikongoro does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gikongoro today?
Gikongoro sees sunrise at 05:40 and sunset at 17:52 today, giving 12h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gikongoro tonight?
The moon phase over Gikongoro tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gikongoro?
The antipode of Gikongoro — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.46° N, 150.43° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 773 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gikongoro?
Gikongoro lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gikongoro?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gikongoro, clocks run about 14 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.