Right now, local time in Musanze is 16:06 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Musanze ranks #4002 worldwide by population and #3 in Rwanda.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Kigali GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 14m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 11:46
- Daylight range
- 12h 02m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Musanze — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.4998° S, 29.6350° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- Population
- 153,368 · #4002 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Musanze through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.50° N, 150.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 780 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Musanze today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:29
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Dhuhr
- 11:46
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 22.9° from north (NNE (23°))
Full prayer timetable for Musanze — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Musanze sits in the Africa/Kigali time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 51 cities we cover in Rwanda.
Musanze's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,060 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,093 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.50° S, 29.63° 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 | 06:06 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:06 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:06 | −5h |
| London | 14:06 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:06 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:06 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:06 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:36 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:06 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:06 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:06 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:06 | +9h |
Best time to call Musanze
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Musanze local time:
Cities sharing Musanze's time zone
Distances from Musanze
| Dubai | 4,060 km | NE (41°) |
| Mumbai | 5,242 km | ENE (62°) |
| Paris | 6,184 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 6,408 km | N (5°) |
| London | 6,527 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,254 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 8,542 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,509 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,907 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,343 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,769 km | SE (129°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,093 km | NW (321°) |
Cities near Musanze
FAQ
What time is it in Musanze right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Musanze (Rwanda), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Musanze in?
Musanze runs on the Africa/Kigali IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Musanze observe daylight saving time?
Musanze does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Musanze today?
Musanze sees sunrise at 05:41 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Musanze tonight?
The moon phase over Musanze tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Musanze?
The antipode of Musanze — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.50° N, 150.37° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 780 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Musanze?
Musanze lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Musanze?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Musanze, clocks run about 14 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.