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What time is it in Lubumbashi?
19:44:50
Friday 13 November 2026
- Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:35 · sunset 18:13
Time difference with Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Lubumbashi |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:44 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:44 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:44 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:44 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:44 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:44 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:14 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:44 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:44 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:44 | 5 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi does not change its clocks: UTC+02:00 all year round.
History of local time in Lubumbashi
| 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 Lubumbashi
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 499 km away, Cazombo (Angola) is 1 hour behind Lubumbashi all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Kipushi | 27 km |
| Chililabombwe | 87 km |
| Chingola | 106 km |
| Likasi | 110 km |
| Kansanshi | 124 km |
| Chambishi | 125 km |
| Mokambo | 127 km |
| Mufulira | 129 km |
Day and night around the world
- Lubumbashi
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Sun and Moon in Lubumbashi
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 12 h 38 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:13, dusk 18:35, solar noon 11:54. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (11 h 26 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (12 h 48 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:34 (17 November 2026), latest at 06:31 (8 July 2027); earliest sunset at 17:52 (21 May 2027), latest at 18:42 (20 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:39 · moonset 21:53 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kinshasa1 hour behind
- Mbuji-Mayi
- Kananga
- Kisangani
- Bukavu
- Kolwezi
- Likasi
- Tshikapa
- Kikwit1 hour behind
- Masina1 hour behind
- Mbandaka1 hour behind
- Goma
Time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: all cities and time zones
Good to know about the time in Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi is on UTC+2 all year round. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has two time zones: the east of the country is 1 hour ahead of Kinshasa.
Neighbouring Zambia, with which the city does a great deal of trade, is on the same time as Lubumbashi. Time in Kinshasa