Current Time in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩
Lat/Long: 4.44° S, 15.27° E
Province: Kinshasa
Country: 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo
IANA Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
Timezone: WAT
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Democratic Republic of Congo: CAT, WAT
Time now in other cities in Democratic Republic of Congo:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Kinshasa
Sunrise
in Kinshasa
↑
6:06 AM
Sunset
in Kinshasa
↓
5:58 PM
Day Length
11h 51m
Dawn
in Kinshasa
5:43 AM
Dusk
in Kinshasa
6:21 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Kinshasa
Current Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
99.5%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 18:32
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 07:11
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FAQ — Time in Kinshasa
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 15:57:23 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. 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.
Kinshasa uses Africa/Kinshasa (WAT) — UTC+01:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Kinshasa, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Kinshasa does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Kinshasa (WAT) — UTC+01:00 year-round.
Kinshasa is currently +01:00 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 Kinshasa's local time, use our time calculator.
Democratic Republic of Congo 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.