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What time is it in Bukavu?

19:43:13

Friday 13 November 2026

  • Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Time zone UTC+02:00
  • No daylight saving time
  • Sunrise 05:42 · sunset 17:55

Time difference with Bukavu

Bukavu is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC all year round.

CityTimeCompared with Bukavu
London United Kingdom 17:43 2 hours behind
New York United States 12:43 7 hours behind
Los Angeles United States 09:43 10 hours behind
Paris France 18:43 1 hour behind
Berlin Germany 18:43 1 hour behind
Dubai United Arab Emirates 21:43 2 hours ahead
New Delhi India 23:13 3 h 30 min ahead
Singapore Singapore 01:43 6 hours ahead
Hong Kong Hong Kong 01:43 6 hours ahead
Tokyo Japan 02:43 7 hours ahead
Sydney Australia 04:43 9 hours ahead
São Paulo Brazil 14:43 5 hours behind

Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.

Daylight saving time in Bukavu

Bukavu does not change its clocks: UTC+02:00 all year round.

History of local time in Bukavu

PeriodLegal time
since 25 April 1920UTC+2 all year round

Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Lubumbashi. Daylight saving time around the world

Upcoming eclipses visible from Bukavu

  • 2 August 2027 · solar eclipsepartial, 11 % of the Sun covered at 12:46
  • 25 November 2030 · solar eclipsepartial, 20 % of the Sun covered at 07:05
  • 12 January 2028 · partial lunar eclipsepartly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 06:13
  • 6 July 2028 · partial lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 20:19

All eclipses until 2035

Nearby places

Nearest time zone border: 163 km away, Kisoro (Uganda) is 1 hour ahead of Bukavu all year round.

PlaceDistance
Kabare6 km
Cyangugu7 km
Bushenge16 km
Shangi21 km
Karengera21 km
Nyabitekeli26 km
Bushekeri29 km
Bugarama29 km

Day and night around the world

World map: where it is day and where it is night right now, with Bukavu
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Sun and Moon in Bukavu

Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
17:55
Day length
12 h 13 min
Tomorrow
no change
0 h6 h12 h18 h24 h 05:4217:55

Dawn 05:20, dusk 18:17, solar noon 11:48. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (11 h 58 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (12 h 16 min).

Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:41 (3 November 2027), latest at 06:13 (16 February 2027); earliest sunset at 17:54 (18 October 2027), latest at 18:24 (26 January 2027).

Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:53 · moonset 21:28 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar

Other cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: all cities and time zones