Current Time in Jinja, Uganda 🇺🇬
Lat/Long: 0.44° N, 33.2° E
Region: Eastern Region
Country: 🇺🇬 Uganda
IANA Timezone: Africa/Kampala
Timezone: EAT
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Uganda: EAT
Time now in other cities in Uganda:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Jinja
Sunrise
in Jinja
↑
6:46 AM
Sunset
in Jinja
↓
6:55 PM
Day Length
12h 08m
Dawn
in Jinja
6:23 AM
Dusk
in Jinja
7:18 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Jinja
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
99.4%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 20:16
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 07:47
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FAQ — Time in Jinja
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 20:17:22 in Jinja, Uganda. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Jinja uses Africa/Kampala (EAT) — UTC+03:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Kampala, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Jinja does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Kampala (EAT) — UTC+03:00 year-round.
Jinja is currently +03:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Jinja's local time, use our time calculator.
Uganda has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.