Right now, local time in Goma is 16:54 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Goma ranks #7999 worldwide by population and #59 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 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 12h 01m (winter) – 12h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Goma — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.6741° S, 29.2284° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Kivu
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 78,200 · #7999 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Goma through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.67° N, 150.77° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 734 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Goma today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:30
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Dhuhr
- 11:48
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 23.6° from north (NNE (24°))
Full prayer timetable for Goma — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Goma sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Goma's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,105 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,079 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.67° S, 29.23° 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 | 06:54 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:54 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:54 | −5h |
| London | 14:54 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:54 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:54 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:54 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:24 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:54 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:54 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:54 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:54 | +9h |
Best time to call Goma
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Goma local time:
Cities sharing Goma's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
Distances from Goma
| Dubai | 4,105 km | NE (41°) |
| Mumbai | 5,291 km | ENE (62°) |
| Paris | 6,185 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 6,432 km | N (6°) |
| London | 6,528 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,300 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 8,493 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,558 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,954 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,325 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,792 km | SE (129°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,079 km | NW (320°) |
Cities near Goma
FAQ
What time is it in Goma right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Goma in?
Goma runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Goma observe daylight saving time?
Goma does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Goma today?
Goma sees sunrise at 05:42 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Goma tonight?
The moon phase over Goma tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Goma?
The antipode of Goma — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.67° N, 150.77° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 734 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Goma?
Goma lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Goma?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Goma, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.