Right now, local time in Kitwe is 22:34 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kitwe ranks #871 worldwide by population and #2 in Zambia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 30m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kitwe — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.8024° S, 28.2132° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Copperbelt
- Country
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Population
- 665,961 · #871 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kitwe through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.80° N, 151.79° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Discovery Harbor, United States, 807 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kitwe today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:23
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 18.6° from north (NNE (19°))
Full prayer timetable for Kitwe — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kitwe sits in the Africa/Lusaka time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 30m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 98 cities we cover in Zambia.
Kitwe's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,151 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,888 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.80° S, 28.21° 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 | 13:34 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −5h |
| London | 20:34 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +9h |
Best time to call Kitwe
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kitwe local time:
Cities sharing Kitwe's time zone
Distances from Kitwe
| Dubai | 5,151 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 6,037 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 7,313 km | NNW (342°) |
| London | 7,656 km | NNW (342°) |
| Moscow | 7,674 km | N (6°) |
| São Paulo | 7,917 km | WSW (249°) |
| Singapore | 8,482 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,138 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 12,066 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 12,764 km | ENE (56°) |
| Chicago | 13,085 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,888 km | NW (311°) |
Cities near Kitwe
FAQ
What time is it in Kitwe right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kitwe (Zambia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kitwe in?
Kitwe runs on the Africa/Lusaka IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kitwe observe daylight saving time?
Kitwe does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kitwe today?
Kitwe sees sunrise at 05:36 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kitwe tonight?
The moon phase over Kitwe tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kitwe?
The antipode of Kitwe — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.80° N, 151.79° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Discovery Harbor, United States, roughly 807 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kitwe?
Kitwe lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kitwe?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kitwe, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.