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What time is it in Kinshasa?
18:43:29
Friday 13 November 2026
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:33 · sunset 17:52
Time difference with Kinshasa
Kinshasa is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Kinshasa |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Kinshasa
Kinshasa does not change its clocks: UTC+01:00 all year round.
History of local time in Kinshasa
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 9 November 1897 | UTC+1 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Kinshasa. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Kinshasa
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 585 km away, Ilebo is 1 hour ahead of Kinshasa all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Brazzaville | 8 km |
| Masina | 11 km |
| Kasangulu | 33 km |
| Inkisi | 94 km |
| Mbanza-Ngungu | 115 km |
| Mouyondzi | 158 km |
| Loutété | 162 km |
| Kimpese | 168 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Kinshasa
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 12 h 18 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:12, dusk 18:14, solar noon 11:43. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (11 h 52 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (12 h 22 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:33 (13 November 2026), latest at 06:08 (17 July 2027); earliest sunset at 17:50 (12 October 2027), latest at 18:21 (29 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:46 · moonset 21:28 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lubumbashi1 hour ahead
- Mbuji-Mayi1 hour ahead
- Kananga1 hour ahead
- Kisangani1 hour ahead
- Bukavu1 hour ahead
- Kolwezi1 hour ahead
- Likasi1 hour ahead
- Tshikapa1 hour ahead
- Kikwit
- Masina
- Mbandaka
- Goma1 hour ahead
Time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: all cities and time zones
Good to know about the time in Kinshasa
Kinshasa is on UTC+1 all year round, with no daylight saving time, like the rest of the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The east of the country, from Goma to Lubumbashi, is 1 hour ahead. Kinshasa is on the same time as Paris in January and 1 hour behind in July. Paris – Kinshasa time difference
Brazzaville, directly opposite on the other bank of the Congo River, is on the same time as Kinshasa: they are the two closest capitals in the world, apart from Rome and the Vatican. Time in Goma · Time in Lubumbashi