Right now, local time in Mpulungu is 22:52 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mpulungu ranks #11215 worldwide by population and #29 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 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 12h 25m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 67% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mpulungu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.7623° S, 31.1140° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Population
- 55,405 · #11215 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mpulungu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.76° N, 148.89° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,203 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mpulungu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:15
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 14:53
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 15.7° from north (NNE (16°))
Full prayer timetable for Mpulungu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mpulungu sits in the Africa/Lusaka time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 25m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 98 cities we cover in Zambia.
Mpulungu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,601 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,808 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.76° S, 31.11° 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 | 13:52 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:52 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:52 | −5h |
| London | 20:52 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:52 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:52 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:52 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:22 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:52 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:52 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:52 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:52 | +9h |
Best time to call Mpulungu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mpulungu local time:
Cities sharing Mpulungu's time zone
Distances from Mpulungu
| Dubai | 4,601 km | NE (34°) |
| Mumbai | 5,521 km | NE (56°) |
| Paris | 6,996 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 7,200 km | N (4°) |
| London | 7,339 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,132 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 8,377 km | WSW (248°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,672 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 12,127 km | SE (131°) |
| Tokyo | 12,249 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 13,021 km | NW (313°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,808 km | NW (316°) |
Cities near Mpulungu
FAQ
What time is it in Mpulungu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mpulungu (Zambia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mpulungu in?
Mpulungu runs on the Africa/Lusaka IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Mpulungu observe daylight saving time?
Mpulungu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mpulungu today?
Mpulungu sees sunrise at 05:28 and sunset at 17:52 today, giving 12h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mpulungu tonight?
The moon phase over Mpulungu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 67.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mpulungu?
The antipode of Mpulungu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.76° N, 148.89° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,203 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mpulungu?
Mpulungu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mpulungu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mpulungu, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.