Right now, local time in Mbandaka is 13:29 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mbandaka ranks #1334 worldwide by population and #12 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Kinshasa GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 29m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:31
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mbandaka — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.0486° N, 18.2603° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Équateur
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 455,011 · #1334 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mbandaka through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.05° S, 161.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, 512 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mbandaka today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:16
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:32
- Asr
- 14:51
- Maghrib
- 17:34
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 43.2° from north (NE (43°))
Full prayer timetable for Mbandaka — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mbandaka sits in the Africa/Kinshasa time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mbandaka's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,866 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,112 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.05° N, 18.26° 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 | 04:29 | −9h |
| Chicago | 06:29 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:29 | −4h |
| London | 12:29 | −1h |
| Paris | 13:29 | same time |
| Moscow | 15:29 | +2h |
| Dubai | 16:29 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 17:59 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:29 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 20:29 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 21:29 | +8h |
| Sydney | 23:29 | +10h |
Best time to call Mbandaka
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mbandaka local time:
Cities sharing Mbandaka's time zone
Distances from Mbandaka
| Dubai | 4,866 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 5,638 km | NNW (347°) |
| London | 5,977 km | NNW (346°) |
| Mumbai | 6,313 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 6,437 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 7,464 km | WSW (244°) |
| Singapore | 9,514 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,613 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 11,312 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 12,790 km | NE (50°) |
| Sydney | 13,842 km | SE (132°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,112 km | NW (314°) |
Cities near Mbandaka
FAQ
What time is it in Mbandaka right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mbandaka (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mbandaka in?
Mbandaka runs on the Africa/Kinshasa IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Mbandaka observe daylight saving time?
Mbandaka does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mbandaka today?
Mbandaka sees sunrise at 05:28 and sunset at 17:35 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mbandaka tonight?
The moon phase over Mbandaka tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mbandaka?
The antipode of Mbandaka — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.05° S, 161.74° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, roughly 512 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mbandaka?
Mbandaka lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mbandaka?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mbandaka, clocks run about 29 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.