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Kisangani

UTC+1

DR Congo · WAT

Rainy season
01:45:24Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:18↓ 17:2424:00
Sunrise
05:18
Sunset
17:24
Daylight
12.1hrs
Population
1.6M
Season
Rainy season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Kisangani, DR Congo runs on UTC+1. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 5-hour difference between Kisangani and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Kisangani lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Kisangani and London currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Kisangani lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Kisangani and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Kisangani lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lisbon, Lagos, Casablanca. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Kisangani.

Practical Info

Kisangani (DR Congo) is home to roughly 1.6M people. Today brings about 12.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 17:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 1° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

DR Congo

DR Congo

Capital

Kinshasa

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

WAT · Africa/Kinshasa

Coordinates

0.52°N, 25.20°E

Currency

CDF (FC)

Calling Code

+243

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

French

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The Furthest Navigable Point

Kisangani sits at the Boyoma Falls, seven cataracts that mark the upper limit of navigation on the Congo — which is why the city exists. Conrad's Heart of Darkness ends roughly here.

The clock: Kisangani keeps UTC+1. The Wagenia fishermen build wooden tripod traps across the falls, a technique unchanged for generations.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

7h overlap
KisanganiUTC+1
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824