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What time is it in Goma?
19:43:45
Friday 13 November 2026
- Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:41 · sunset 17:53
Time difference with Goma
Goma is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Goma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Daylight saving time in Goma
Goma does not change its clocks: UTC+02:00 all year round.
History of local time in Goma
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 25 April 1920 | UTC+2 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Lubumbashi. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Goma
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 67 km away, Kisoro (Uganda) is 1 hour ahead of Goma all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Gisenyi | 4 km |
| Sake | 23 km |
| Kora | 25 km |
| Mukamira | 31 km |
| Busogo | 37 km |
| Mukingo | 39 km |
| Kibuye | 45 km |
| Ngororero | 49 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Goma
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 12 h 11 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:19, dusk 18:14, solar noon 11:47. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (12 h 1 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (12 h 13 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:41 (13 November 2026), latest at 06:12 (10 February 2027); earliest sunset at 17:51 (27 October 2027), latest at 18:22 (30 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:54 · moonset 21:25 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kinshasa1 hour behind
- Lubumbashi
- Mbuji-Mayi
- Kananga
- Kisangani
- Bukavu
- Kolwezi
- Likasi
- Tshikapa
- Kikwit1 hour behind
- Masina1 hour behind
- Mbandaka1 hour behind
Time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: all cities and time zones
Good to know about the time in Goma
Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is on UTC+2 all year round, with no daylight saving time: it is 1 hour ahead of Kinshasa, which follows the time of the west of the country.
Across the border, Gisenyi, in Rwanda, is on the same time as Goma. The two time zones of the DRC · Time in Kinshasa