Right now, local time in Kimpese is 16:14 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kimpese ranks #7874 worldwide by population and #58 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 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 12h 19m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 11h 48m (winter) – 12h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kimpese — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.5615° S, 14.4316° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bas-Congo
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 79,539 · #7874 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kimpese through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.56° N, 165.57° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, 709 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kimpese today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:25
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 15:03
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 41.9° from north (NE (42°))
Full prayer timetable for Kimpese — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kimpese sits in the Africa/Kinshasa time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 19m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kimpese's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,588 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,213 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.56° S, 14.43° 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 | 07:14 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:14 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:14 | −4h |
| London | 15:14 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:14 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:14 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:14 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:44 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:14 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:14 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:14 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:14 | +10h |
Best time to call Kimpese
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kimpese local time:
Cities sharing Kimpese's time zone
Distances from Kimpese
| Dubai | 5,588 km | NE (50°) |
| Paris | 6,164 km | N (350°) |
| London | 6,496 km | N (349°) |
| São Paulo | 6,816 km | WSW (246°) |
| Mumbai | 6,955 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 7,143 km | NNE (14°) |
| Singapore | 9,954 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,242 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 11,418 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,515 km | NE (51°) |
| Sydney | 13,704 km | SE (137°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,213 km | NW (310°) |
Cities near Kimpese
- Buela42 km · 16:14
- Luvo50 km · 16:14
- Mbanza-Ngungu58 km · 16:14
- Luvaca60 km · 16:14
- Cuímba66 km · 16:14
- Mbanza Kongo81 km · 16:14
- Inkisi84 km · 16:14
- Kenge89 km · 16:14
FAQ
What time is it in Kimpese right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kimpese (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kimpese in?
Kimpese runs on the Africa/Kinshasa IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kimpese observe daylight saving time?
Kimpese does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kimpese today?
Kimpese sees sunrise at 05:37 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 12h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kimpese tonight?
The moon phase over Kimpese tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kimpese?
The antipode of Kimpese — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.56° N, 165.57° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, roughly 709 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kimpese?
Kimpese lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kimpese?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kimpese, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.