Right now, local time in Kinshasa is 12:44 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kinshasa ranks #7 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 12h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 11h 52m (winter) – 12h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kinshasa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.3276° S, 15.3136° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kinshasa
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 16,000,000 · #7 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kinshasa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.33° N, 164.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, 589 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kinshasa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:23
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 15:00
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 42.1° from north (NE (42°))
Full prayer timetable for Kinshasa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kinshasa sits in the Africa/Kinshasa time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 16m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Democratic Republic of the Congo, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Kinshasa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,426 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,200 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.33° S, 15.31° 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 | 03:44 | −9h |
| Chicago | 05:44 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 08:44 | −4h |
| London | 11:44 | −1h |
| Paris | 12:44 | same time |
| Moscow | 14:44 | +2h |
| Dubai | 15:44 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 17:14 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:44 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 19:44 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 20:44 | +8h |
| Sydney | 22:44 | +10h |
Best time to call Kinshasa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kinshasa local time:
Cities sharing Kinshasa's time zone
Distances from Kinshasa
| Dubai | 5,426 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 6,046 km | N (350°) |
| London | 6,380 km | NNW (349°) |
| Mumbai | 6,809 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 6,962 km | WSW (246°) |
| Moscow | 6,986 km | NNE (14°) |
| Singapore | 9,853 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,100 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 11,399 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,353 km | NE (51°) |
| Sydney | 13,737 km | SE (136°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,200 km | NW (311°) |
Cities near Kinshasa
FAQ
What time is it in Kinshasa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kinshasa in?
Kinshasa runs on the Africa/Kinshasa IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kinshasa observe daylight saving time?
Kinshasa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kinshasa today?
Kinshasa sees sunrise at 05:35 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 12h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kinshasa tonight?
The moon phase over Kinshasa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kinshasa?
The antipode of Kinshasa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.33° N, 164.69° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, roughly 589 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kinshasa?
Kinshasa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kinshasa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kinshasa, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.