Right now, local time in Katwa is 14:59 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Katwa ranks #6995 worldwide by population and #42 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Katwa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.0893° N, 29.3086° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Kivu
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 89,352 · #6995 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Katwa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.09° S, 150.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 777 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Katwa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:32
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 25.0° from north (NNE (25°))
Full prayer timetable for Katwa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Katwa sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Katwa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,953 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,932 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.09° N, 29.31° 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 | 05:59 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:59 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:59 | −5h |
| London | 12:59 | −2h |
| Paris | 13:59 | −1h |
| Moscow | 15:59 | +1h |
| Dubai | 16:59 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:29 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:59 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 20:59 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 21:59 | +7h |
| Sydney | 23:59 | +9h |
Best time to call Katwa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Katwa local time:
Cities sharing Katwa's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
Distances from Katwa
| Dubai | 3,953 km | NE (43°) |
| Mumbai | 5,194 km | ENE (63°) |
| Paris | 6,006 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 6,236 km | N (6°) |
| London | 6,349 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,286 km | E (89°) |
| São Paulo | 8,581 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,475 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 11,829 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,192 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,908 km | SE (128°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,932 km | NW (322°) |
Cities near Katwa
FAQ
What time is it in Katwa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Katwa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Katwa in?
Katwa runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Katwa observe daylight saving time?
Katwa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Katwa today?
Katwa sees sunrise at 05:44 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Katwa tonight?
The moon phase over Katwa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Katwa?
The antipode of Katwa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.09° S, 150.69° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 777 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Katwa?
Katwa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Katwa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Katwa, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.