Right now, local time in Lodja is 18:47 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lodja ranks #6848 worldwide by population and #41 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 12h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 11h 55m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lodja — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.5210° S, 23.6005° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sankuru
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 91,409 · #6848 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lodja through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.52° N, 156.40° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Banana Village, Kiribati, about 202 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:47 GMT+14 (Pacific/Kiritimati)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lodja today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 31.8° from north (NNE (32°))
Full prayer timetable for Lodja — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lodja sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 14m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lodja's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,683 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,812 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.52° S, 23.60° 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 | 08:47 | −10h |
| Chicago | 10:47 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 13:47 | −5h |
| London | 16:47 | −2h |
| Paris | 17:47 | −1h |
| Moscow | 19:47 | +1h |
| Dubai | 20:47 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:17 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:47 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 00:47 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 01:47 | +7h |
| Sydney | 03:47 | +9h |
Best time to call Lodja
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lodja local time:
Cities sharing Lodja's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
Distances from Lodja
| Dubai | 4,683 km | NE (45°) |
| Mumbai | 5,941 km | ENE (63°) |
| Paris | 6,176 km | NNW (343°) |
| London | 6,519 km | NNW (343°) |
| Moscow | 6,715 km | N (9°) |
| São Paulo | 7,838 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 8,932 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,215 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 12,016 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 12,576 km | NE (52°) |
| Sydney | 13,136 km | SE (132°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,812 km | NW (315°) |
Cities near Lodja
- Lukula50 km · 18:47
- Lusambo163 km · 18:47
- Isamba188 km · 18:47
- Demba265 km · 18:47
- Kindu266 km · 18:47
- Mweka270 km · 18:47
- Kabeya-Kamwanga278 km · 18:47
- Mbuji-Mayi291 km · 18:47
FAQ
What time is it in Lodja right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lodja (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Lodja in?
Lodja runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Lodja observe daylight saving time?
Lodja does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lodja today?
Lodja sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 12h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lodja tonight?
The moon phase over Lodja tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lodja?
The antipode of Lodja — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.52° N, 156.40° W. It falls on land, near Banana Village, Kiribati, about 202 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lodja?
Lodja lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lodja?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lodja, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.