Right now, local time in Kindu is 13:47 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kindu ranks #2629 worldwide by population and #20 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 11h 57m (winter) – 12h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kindu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.9437° S, 25.9224° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Maniema
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 234,651 · #2629 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kindu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.94° N, 154.08° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Banana Village, Kiribati, about 381 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:47 GMT+14 (Pacific/Kiritimati)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kindu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 28.5° from north (NNE (29°))
Full prayer timetable for Kindu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kindu sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kindu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,457 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,944 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.94° S, 25.92° 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 | 04:47 | −9h |
| Chicago | 06:47 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 08:47 | −5h |
| London | 11:47 | −2h |
| Paris | 12:47 | −1h |
| Moscow | 14:47 | +1h |
| Dubai | 15:47 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 17:17 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:47 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 19:47 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 20:47 | +7h |
| Sydney | 22:47 | +9h |
Best time to call Kindu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kindu local time:
Cities sharing Kindu's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
Distances from Kindu
| Dubai | 4,457 km | NE (44°) |
| Mumbai | 5,682 km | ENE (63°) |
| Paris | 6,194 km | NNW (341°) |
| London | 6,537 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 6,614 km | N (8°) |
| São Paulo | 8,100 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 8,672 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,952 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 12,160 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,332 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 12,984 km | SE (131°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,944 km | NW (317°) |
Cities near Kindu
FAQ
What time is it in Kindu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kindu (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kindu in?
Kindu runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kindu observe daylight saving time?
Kindu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kindu today?
Kindu sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kindu tonight?
The moon phase over Kindu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kindu?
The antipode of Kindu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.94° N, 154.08° W. It falls on land, near Banana Village, Kiribati, about 381 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kindu?
Kindu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kindu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kindu, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.