Right now, local time in Tshikapa is 22:34 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tshikapa ranks #929 worldwide by population and #9 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lubumbashi GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Day length
- 12h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tshikapa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.4162° S, 20.7999° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kasai
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 634,529 · #929 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tshikapa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.42° N, 159.20° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Napari Village, Kiribati, about 280 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:34 GMT+14 (Pacific/Kiritimati)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tshikapa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 18:30
- Isha
- 19:37
- Qibla direction
- 33.3° from north (NNE (33°))
Full prayer timetable for Tshikapa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tshikapa sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 19m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tshikapa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,130 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,809 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.42° S, 20.80° 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 | 13:34 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −5h |
| London | 20:34 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +9h |
Best time to call Tshikapa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tshikapa local time:
Cities sharing Tshikapa's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- UviraCD
Distances from Tshikapa
| Dubai | 5,130 km | NE (45°) |
| Mumbai | 6,364 km | ENE (62°) |
| Paris | 6,403 km | NNW (346°) |
| London | 6,744 km | NNW (345°) |
| Moscow | 7,085 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 7,425 km | WSW (247°) |
| Singapore | 9,253 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,623 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 12,006 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,018 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 13,144 km | SE (134°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,809 km | NW (312°) |
Cities near Tshikapa
FAQ
What time is it in Tshikapa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tshikapa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tshikapa in?
Tshikapa runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Tshikapa observe daylight saving time?
Tshikapa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tshikapa today?
Tshikapa sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 18:31 today, giving 12h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tshikapa tonight?
The moon phase over Tshikapa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tshikapa?
The antipode of Tshikapa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.42° N, 159.20° W. It falls on land, near Napari Village, Kiribati, about 280 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tshikapa?
Tshikapa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tshikapa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tshikapa, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.