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Gemena, República Democrática del Congo
12:47:59 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Kinshasa
Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hora local actual
12:47:59 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Zona horaria
WAT
Africa/Kinshasa · UTC+01:00
Próximo festivo
Labour Day
viernes, 1 de mayo de 2026 · Public
Solapamiento laboral ahora
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Gemena right now
Aeropuerto más cercano
FKI
Bangoka International Airport · 691 km
Aeropuertos indexados
3
Curated airport references available for República Democrática del Congo
Snapshot at render time: 12:47:59 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Gemena (UTC+01:00, WAT).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
24°C, Mostly clear
Feels like 28°C · Humidity 92% · Wind 6 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:31 AM to 05:45 PM
Day length 12h 14m · Solar noon 11:38 AM
Next country holiday
Labour Day
viernes, 1 de mayo de 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Gemena local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
197.2K
Coordinates
3.26, 19.77
Timezone
Africa/Kinshasa
Aeropuertos indexados
3
Capital
Kinshasa
Languages
French, Kikongo
Currency
CDF (FC)
Country area
2,344,858 km²
For República Democrática del Congo, Gemena (rank #26 by population in this dataset) reads WAT, UTC+01:00 on the IANA zone Africa/Kinshasa, and the city's roughly 197.2K residents make it a practical scheduling anchor.
The coordinates 3.26°N, 19.77°E put Gemena roughly 361 km from the equator in the deep tropics of the Equatorial Hemisphere, which is why the page expects year-round daylight that barely shifts between seasons.
Today the sun rises around 05:31 AM and sets around 05:45 PM in Gemena — about 12h 14m of daylight. República Democrática del Congo stays on standard time here, so UTC+01:00 is stable through the year.
Businga (124 km from Gemena) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 3 curated airport pages indexed for República Democrática del Congo.
Gemena planners should mark 2026-05-01 (Labour Day); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
WAT
IANA Zone
Africa/Kinshasa
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
London
+0h
New York
-5h
Los Angeles
-8h
Dubai
+3h
Singapore
+7h
Tokyo
+8h
Sydney
+9h
São Paulo
-4h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Gemena.
Article 2 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo divides the country into the capital city of Kinshasa and 25 named provinces. It also gives the capital the status of a province. Therefore, in many contexts Kinshasa is regarded as the 26th province.
Distance-wise, Gemena is closest to Dubai (~4,511 km), London (~5,676 km), São Paulo (~7,773 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 13,973 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Gemena sits inside República Democrática del Congo — the Middle Africa subregion, capital Kinshasa, languages French, Kikongo, Lingala, currency CDF (FC).
Around Gemena, the nearest mapped reference cities are Businga (124 km), Binga (127 km), Libenge (134 km), Mindouli (141 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for WAT planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Gemena: Labour Day, Liberation Day, Independence Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for República Democrática del Congo.
Closest curated airport references from Gemena: FKI Kisangani (691 km), FIH Kinshasa (976 km), FBM Lubumbashi (1861 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Bangoka International AirportFKI
Kisangani · 691 km from Gemena
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 38m
Ndjili International AirportFIH
Kinshasa · 976 km from Gemena
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 0m
Lubumbashi International AirportFBM
Lubumbashi · 1861 km from Gemena
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 3h 8m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 12:47 AM | +0h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 07:47 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 04:47 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 03:47 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 07:47 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 08:47 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 09:47 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 08:47 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Businga
República Democrática del Congo
Approx. 124 km away
Binga
República Democrática del Congo
Approx. 127 km away
Libenge
República Democrática del Congo
Approx. 134 km away
Mindouli
Congo
Approx. 141 km away
Bétou
Congo
Approx. 141 km away
Gbadolite
República Democrática del Congo
Approx. 178 km away
Zongo
República Democrática del Congo
Approx. 178 km away
Bangui
República Centroafricana
Approx. 183 km away
Gemena está en la zona horaria Africa/Kinshasa (WAT), con un desfase UTC de +01:00.
Gemena no está actualmente observando el Horario de Verano.
El desfase UTC actual para Gemena es UTC+01:00.
Gemena sits at 3.26°N, 19.77°E in República Democrática del Congo, with about 197.2K residents (rank #26 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Gemena is Dubai, about 4,511 km away as the crow flies.
Businga is the closest indexed city, roughly 124 km from Gemena.
Bangoka International Airport (FKI) is the closest curated airport reference, about 691 km from Gemena.
Labour Day is the next upcoming holiday in República Democrática del Congo, on viernes, 1 de mayo de 2026.
