Right now, local time in Lukula is 19:56 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lukula ranks #13196 worldwide by population and #87 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Day length
- 12h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 78% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lukula — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.8688° S, 23.8835° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sankuru
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 46,534 · #13196 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lukula through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.87° N, 156.12° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Banana Village, Kiribati, about 251 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:56 GMT+14 (Pacific/Kiritimati)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lukula today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 18:15
- Isha
- 19:22
- Qibla direction
- 31.0° from north (NNE (31°))
Full prayer timetable for Lukula — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lukula 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.
Lukula's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,688 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,862 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.87° S, 23.88° 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 | 10:56 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:56 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:56 | −5h |
| London | 17:56 | −2h |
| Paris | 18:56 | −1h |
| Moscow | 20:56 | +1h |
| Dubai | 21:56 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 23:26 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:56 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 01:56 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 02:56 | +7h |
| Sydney | 04:56 | +9h |
Best time to call Lukula
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lukula local time:
Cities sharing Lukula's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
Distances from Lukula
| Dubai | 4,688 km | NE (45°) |
| Mumbai | 5,931 km | ENE (63°) |
| Paris | 6,222 km | NNW (343°) |
| London | 6,565 km | NNW (343°) |
| Moscow | 6,748 km | N (9°) |
| São Paulo | 7,851 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 8,902 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,200 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 12,066 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 12,575 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 13,087 km | SE (132°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,862 km | NW (315°) |
Cities near Lukula
- Lodja50 km · 19:56
- Lusambo132 km · 19:56
- Isamba212 km · 19:56
- Kabeya-Kamwanga247 km · 19:56
- Kindu249 km · 19:56
- Mbuji-Mayi254 km · 19:56
- Demba254 km · 19:56
- Kabinda261 km · 19:56
FAQ
What time is it in Lukula right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lukula (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Lukula in?
Lukula runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Lukula observe daylight saving time?
Lukula does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lukula today?
Lukula sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 18:16 today, giving 12h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lukula tonight?
The moon phase over Lukula tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 77.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lukula?
The antipode of Lukula — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.87° N, 156.12° W. It falls on land, near Banana Village, Kiribati, about 251 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lukula?
Lukula lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lukula?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lukula, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.