Right now, local time in Tshela is 15:36 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tshela ranks #9731 worldwide by population and #66 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 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 12h 17m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 11h 50m (winter) – 12h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tshela — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.9971° S, 12.9484° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bas-Congo
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 64,210 · #9731 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tshela through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.00° N, 167.05° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, 858 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tshela today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:32
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 44.0° from north (NE (44°))
Full prayer timetable for Tshela — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tshela sits in the Africa/Kinshasa time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 17m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tshela's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,676 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,046 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.00° S, 12.95° 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 | 07:36 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:36 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:36 | −4h |
| London | 14:36 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:36 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:36 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:36 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:06 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:36 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:36 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:36 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:36 | +10h |
Best time to call Tshela
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tshela local time:
Cities sharing Tshela's time zone
Distances from Tshela
| Dubai | 5,676 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 6,076 km | N (351°) |
| London | 6,405 km | N (350°) |
| São Paulo | 6,692 km | WSW (246°) |
| Mumbai | 7,078 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 7,124 km | NNE (15°) |
| Singapore | 10,117 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 11,253 km | NW (312°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,371 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 13,603 km | NE (50°) |
| Sydney | 13,861 km | SE (138°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,046 km | NW (309°) |
Cities near Tshela
FAQ
What time is it in Tshela right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tshela (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tshela in?
Tshela runs on the Africa/Kinshasa IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Tshela observe daylight saving time?
Tshela does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tshela today?
Tshela sees sunrise at 05:44 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 12h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tshela tonight?
The moon phase over Tshela tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tshela?
The antipode of Tshela — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.00° N, 167.05° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, roughly 858 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tshela?
Tshela lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tshela?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tshela, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.