Right now, local time in Luanda is 21:35 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Luanda ranks #144 worldwide by population — the largest city in Angola.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Luanda GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 12h 23m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Luanda — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Luanda through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.84° N, 166.77° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, 982 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Luanda today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:28
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 40.4° from north (NE (40°))
Full prayer timetable for Luanda — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Luanda sits in the Africa/Luanda time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 23m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Angola, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Luanda's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,925 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,335 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.84° S, 13.23° 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 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −4h |
| London | 20:35 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:35 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +10h |
Best time to call Luanda
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Luanda local time:
Cities sharing Luanda's time zone
Distances from Luanda
| Dubai | 5,925 km | NE (49°) |
| Paris | 6,503 km | N (352°) |
| São Paulo | 6,552 km | WSW (248°) |
| London | 6,832 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 7,230 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 7,528 km | NNE (15°) |
| Singapore | 10,095 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,498 km | ENE (69°) |
| Chicago | 11,560 km | NW (311°) |
| Sydney | 13,520 km | SE (139°) |
| Tokyo | 13,844 km | NE (52°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,335 km | NW (307°) |
Cities near Luanda
FAQ
What time is it in Luanda right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Luanda (Angola), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Luanda in?
Luanda runs on the Africa/Luanda IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Luanda observe daylight saving time?
Luanda does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Luanda today?
Luanda sees sunrise at 05:40 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 12h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Luanda tonight?
The moon phase over Luanda tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Luanda?
The antipode of Luanda — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.84° N, 166.77° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, roughly 982 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Luanda?
Luanda lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Luanda?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Luanda, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.