Right now, local time in Mongu is 03:14 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mongu ranks #5615 worldwide by population and #15 in Zambia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Day length
- 12h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 11h 13m (winter) – 13h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mongu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.2484° S, 23.1274° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Population
- 111,450 · #5615 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mongu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.25° N, 156.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Hawaiian Ocean View, United States, about 441 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:14 HST (Pacific/Honolulu)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mongu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 18:31
- Isha
- 19:41
- Qibla direction
- 24.5° from north (NNE (25°))
Full prayer timetable for Mongu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mongu sits in the Africa/Lusaka time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 38m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 98 cities we cover in Zambia.
Mongu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,695 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,624 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.25° S, 23.13° 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 | 18:14 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:14 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:14 | −5h |
| London | 01:14 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:14 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:14 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:14 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 06:44 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:14 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:14 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:14 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:14 | +9h |
Best time to call Mongu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mongu local time:
Distances from Mongu
| Dubai | 5,695 km | NE (38°) |
| Mumbai | 6,643 km | ENE (57°) |
| São Paulo | 7,308 km | WSW (251°) |
| Paris | 7,418 km | NNW (345°) |
| London | 7,758 km | NNW (345°) |
| Moscow | 8,012 km | N (9°) |
| Singapore | 9,050 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,749 km | ENE (69°) |
| Sydney | 12,269 km | SE (136°) |
| Chicago | 12,841 km | NW (310°) |
| Tokyo | 13,372 km | ENE (57°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,624 km | NW (306°) |
Cities near Mongu
FAQ
What time is it in Mongu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mongu (Zambia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mongu in?
Mongu runs on the Africa/Lusaka IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Mongu observe daylight saving time?
Mongu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mongu today?
Mongu sees sunrise at 05:53 and sunset at 18:31 today, giving 12h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mongu tonight?
The moon phase over Mongu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mongu?
The antipode of Mongu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.25° N, 156.87° W. It falls on land, near Hawaiian Ocean View, United States, about 441 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mongu?
Mongu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mongu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mongu, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.