Right now, local time in Kikwit is 13:28 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kikwit ranks #1184 worldwide by population and #10 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Kinshasa GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 31m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 12h 18m
- Solar noon
- 11:29
- Daylight range
- 11h 50m (winter) – 12h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kikwit — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.0410° S, 18.8162° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kwilu
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 509,367 · #1184 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kikwit through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.04° N, 161.18° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Napari Village, Kiribati, about 236 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:28 GMT+14 (Pacific/Kiritimati)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kikwit today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:08
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Dhuhr
- 11:29
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:37
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 37.2° from north (NE (37°))
Full prayer timetable for Kikwit — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kikwit sits in the Africa/Kinshasa time zone, UTC+01:00. 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.
Kikwit's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,184 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,544 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.04° S, 18.82° 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 | 04:28 | −9h |
| Chicago | 06:28 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:28 | −4h |
| London | 12:28 | −1h |
| Paris | 13:28 | same time |
| Moscow | 15:28 | +2h |
| Dubai | 16:28 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 17:58 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:28 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 20:28 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 21:28 | +8h |
| Sydney | 23:28 | +10h |
Best time to call Kikwit
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kikwit local time:
Cities sharing Kikwit's time zone
Distances from Kikwit
| Dubai | 5,184 km | NE (48°) |
| Paris | 6,203 km | NNW (347°) |
| Mumbai | 6,491 km | ENE (64°) |
| London | 6,541 km | NNW (346°) |
| Moscow | 6,977 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 7,284 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 9,468 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,770 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 11,740 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,099 km | NE (52°) |
| Sydney | 13,407 km | SE (135°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,544 km | NW (312°) |
Cities near Kikwit
- Bulungu60 km · 13:28
- Idiofa86 km · 13:28
- Masi-Manimba107 km · 13:28
- Mangai138 km · 13:28
- Dibaya-Lubwe152 km · 13:28
- Dungu158 km · 13:28
- Ilebo211 km · 14:28
- Bandundu Province249 km · 13:28
FAQ
What time is it in Kikwit right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kikwit (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kikwit in?
Kikwit runs on the Africa/Kinshasa IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kikwit observe daylight saving time?
Kikwit does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kikwit today?
Kikwit sees sunrise at 05:20 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kikwit tonight?
The moon phase over Kikwit tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kikwit?
The antipode of Kikwit — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.04° N, 161.18° W. It falls on land, near Napari Village, Kiribati, about 236 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kikwit?
Kikwit lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kikwit?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kikwit, clocks run about 31 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.