Right now, local time in Kisangani is 22:35 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kisangani ranks #298 worldwide by population and #4 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 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 06m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 12h 05m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kisangani — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.5153° N, 25.1910° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tshopo
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 1,602,144 · #298 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kisangani through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.52° S, 154.81° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Banana Village, Kiribati, about 397 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:35 GMT+14 (Pacific/Kiritimati)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kisangani today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 33.4° from north (NNE (33°))
Full prayer timetable for Kisangani — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kisangani sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kisangani's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,245 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,603 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.52° N, 25.19° 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 | 13:35 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −5h |
| London | 20:35 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +9h |
Best time to call Kisangani
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kisangani local time:
Cities sharing Kisangani's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
- UviraCD
Distances from Kisangani
| Dubai | 4,245 km | NE (47°) |
| Mumbai | 5,587 km | ENE (65°) |
| Paris | 5,803 km | NNW (341°) |
| London | 6,147 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 6,245 km | N (8°) |
| São Paulo | 8,184 km | WSW (245°) |
| Singapore | 8,742 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,881 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 11,834 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,160 km | NE (52°) |
| Sydney | 13,294 km | SE (129°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,603 km | NW (319°) |
Cities near Kisangani
FAQ
What time is it in Kisangani right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kisangani (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kisangani in?
Kisangani runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kisangani observe daylight saving time?
Kisangani does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kisangani today?
Kisangani sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kisangani tonight?
The moon phase over Kisangani tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kisangani?
The antipode of Kisangani — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.52° S, 154.81° W. It falls on land, near Banana Village, Kiribati, about 397 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kisangani?
Kisangani lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kisangani?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kisangani, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.