Right now, local time in Lubumbashi is 22:35 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lubumbashi ranks #191 worldwide by population and #2 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 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 12h 28m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 26m (winter) – 12h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lubumbashi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.6609° S, 27.4794° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Haut-Katanga
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 2,221,925 · #191 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lubumbashi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.66° N, 152.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Discovery Harbor, United States, 886 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lubumbashi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:27
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 15:01
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 20.2° from north (NNE (20°))
Full prayer timetable for Lubumbashi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lubumbashi sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 28m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lubumbashi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,093 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,745 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.66° S, 27.48° 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 Lubumbashi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lubumbashi local time:
Cities sharing Lubumbashi's time zone
Distances from Lubumbashi
| Dubai | 5,093 km | NE (36°) |
| Mumbai | 6,031 km | NE (56°) |
| Paris | 7,168 km | NNW (342°) |
| London | 7,511 km | NNW (342°) |
| Moscow | 7,556 km | N (6°) |
| São Paulo | 7,888 km | WSW (249°) |
| Singapore | 8,552 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,163 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 12,210 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 12,759 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 12,941 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,745 km | NW (311°) |
Cities near Lubumbashi
FAQ
What time is it in Lubumbashi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Lubumbashi in?
Lubumbashi runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Lubumbashi observe daylight saving time?
Lubumbashi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lubumbashi today?
Lubumbashi sees sunrise at 05:41 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 12h 28m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lubumbashi tonight?
The moon phase over Lubumbashi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lubumbashi?
The antipode of Lubumbashi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.66° N, 152.52° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Discovery Harbor, United States, roughly 886 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lubumbashi?
Lubumbashi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lubumbashi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lubumbashi, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.