Right now, local time in Kongolo is 17:17 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kongolo ranks #7205 worldwide by population and #45 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 ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Day length
- 12h 18m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 11h 49m (winter) – 12h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kongolo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.3853° S, 27.0003° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tanganyika
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 86,932 · #7205 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kongolo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.39° N, 153.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 615 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kongolo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:35
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 24.7° from north (NNE (25°))
Full prayer timetable for Kongolo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kongolo sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 18m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kongolo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,578 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,223 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.39° S, 27.00° 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 | 07:17 | −10h |
| Chicago | 09:17 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 12:17 | −5h |
| London | 15:17 | −2h |
| Paris | 16:17 | −1h |
| Moscow | 18:17 | +1h |
| Dubai | 19:17 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:47 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:17 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 23:17 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 00:17 | +7h |
| Sydney | 02:17 | +9h |
Best time to call Kongolo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kongolo local time:
Cities sharing Kongolo's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
Distances from Kongolo
| Dubai | 4,578 km | NE (41°) |
| Mumbai | 5,707 km | ENE (60°) |
| Paris | 6,489 km | NNW (341°) |
| London | 6,832 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 6,869 km | N (7°) |
| São Paulo | 8,102 km | WSW (247°) |
| Singapore | 8,563 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,945 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 12,399 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 12,433 km | NW (313°) |
| Sydney | 12,716 km | SE (131°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,223 km | NW (316°) |
Cities near Kongolo
FAQ
What time is it in Kongolo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kongolo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kongolo in?
Kongolo runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kongolo observe daylight saving time?
Kongolo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kongolo today?
Kongolo sees sunrise at 05:47 and sunset at 18:05 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kongolo tonight?
The moon phase over Kongolo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kongolo?
The antipode of Kongolo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.39° N, 153.00° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 615 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kongolo?
Kongolo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kongolo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kongolo, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.