Right now, local time in Kananga is 22:32 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kananga ranks #415 worldwide by population and #5 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Day length
- 12h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kananga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.8962° S, 22.4166° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kasai-Central
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 1,271,704 · #415 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kananga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.90° N, 157.58° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Napari Village, Kiribati, about 298 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:32 GMT+14 (Pacific/Kiritimati)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kananga today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 18:23
- Isha
- 19:30
- Qibla direction
- 31.5° from north (NNE (31°))
Full prayer timetable for Kananga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kananga sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 18m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kananga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,963 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,902 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.90° S, 22.42° 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 | 13:32 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −5h |
| London | 20:32 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +9h |
Best time to call Kananga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kananga local time:
Cities sharing Kananga's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
- UviraCD
Distances from Kananga
| Dubai | 4,963 km | NE (44°) |
| Mumbai | 6,179 km | ENE (62°) |
| Paris | 6,393 km | NNW (344°) |
| London | 6,735 km | NNW (344°) |
| Moscow | 6,997 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 7,613 km | WSW (247°) |
| Singapore | 9,073 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,436 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 12,099 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 12,840 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 13,054 km | SE (133°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,902 km | NW (313°) |
Cities near Kananga
- Demba47 km · 22:32
- Kabeya-Kamwanga93 km · 22:32
- Miabi114 km · 22:32
- Luebo126 km · 22:32
- Mbuji-Mayi132 km · 22:32
- Mweka150 km · 22:32
- Lusambo153 km · 22:32
- Mwene-Ditu169 km · 22:32
FAQ
What time is it in Kananga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kananga (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kananga in?
Kananga runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kananga observe daylight saving time?
Kananga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kananga today?
Kananga sees sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 18:24 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kananga tonight?
The moon phase over Kananga tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kananga?
The antipode of Kananga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.90° N, 157.58° W. It falls on land, near Napari Village, Kiribati, about 298 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kananga?
Kananga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kananga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kananga, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.