Right now, local time in Ndola is 19:23 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ndola ranks #938 worldwide by population and #3 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 33m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ndola — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.9587° S, 28.6366° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Copperbelt
- Country
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Population
- 627,503 · #938 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ndola through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.96° N, 151.36° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 817 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ndola today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:19
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 17.9° from north (NNE (18°))
Full prayer timetable for Ndola — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ndola sits in the Africa/Lusaka time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 33m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 98 cities we cover in Zambia.
Ndola's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,139 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,934 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.96° S, 28.64° 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 | 10:23 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:23 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:23 | −5h |
| London | 17:23 | −2h |
| Paris | 18:23 | −1h |
| Moscow | 20:23 | +1h |
| Dubai | 21:23 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:53 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:23 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 01:23 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 02:23 | +7h |
| Sydney | 04:23 | +9h |
Best time to call Ndola
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ndola local time:
Cities sharing Ndola's time zone
Distances from Ndola
| Dubai | 5,139 km | NE (34°) |
| Mumbai | 6,009 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 7,344 km | NNW (341°) |
| Moscow | 7,687 km | N (5°) |
| London | 7,688 km | NNW (341°) |
| São Paulo | 7,954 km | WSW (249°) |
| Singapore | 8,438 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,103 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 12,020 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 12,735 km | ENE (56°) |
| Chicago | 13,131 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,934 km | NW (311°) |
Cities near Ndola
FAQ
What time is it in Ndola right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ndola (Zambia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ndola in?
Ndola runs on the Africa/Lusaka IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Ndola observe daylight saving time?
Ndola does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ndola today?
Ndola sees sunrise at 05:33 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ndola tonight?
The moon phase over Ndola tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ndola?
The antipode of Ndola — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.96° N, 151.36° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 817 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ndola?
Ndola lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ndola?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ndola, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.