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Basankusu, Congo-Kinshasa
09:56:14 PMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Africa/Kinshasa

National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Lower house of parliament in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Heure locale actuelle
09:56:14 PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Fuseau horaire
WAT
Africa/Kinshasa · UTC+01:00
Prochain jour férié
Labour Day
vendredi 1 mai 2026 · Public
Chevauchement d'horaires maintenant
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Basankusu right now
Aéroport le plus proche
FKI
Bangoka International Airport · 621 km
Aéroports indexés
3
Curated airport references available for Congo-Kinshasa
Snapshot at render time: 09:56:14 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Basankusu (UTC+01:00, WAT).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
25°C, Partly cloudy
Feels like 29°C · Humidity 87% · Wind 1 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:33 AM to 05:42 PM
Day length 12h 9m · Solar noon 11:38 AM
Next country holiday
Labour Day
vendredi 1 mai 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Basankusu local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
41.1K
Coordinates
1.22, 19.80
Timezone
Africa/Kinshasa
Aéroports indexés
3
Capital
Kinshasa
Languages
French, Kikongo
Currency
CDF (FC)
Country area
2,344,858 km²
For Congo-Kinshasa, Basankusu (rank #100 by population in this dataset) reads WAT, UTC+01:00 on the IANA zone Africa/Kinshasa, and the city's roughly 41.1K residents make it a practical scheduling anchor.
Basankusu sits at 1.22°N, 19.80°E; that's the deep tropics (Equatorial Hemisphere, ~136 km from the equator) and the daylight pattern reflects year-round daylight that barely shifts between seasons.
Today the sun rises around 05:33 AM and sets around 05:42 PM in Basankusu — about 12h 9m of daylight. Congo-Kinshasa stays on standard time here, so UTC+01:00 is stable through the year.
Binga (150 km from Basankusu) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 3 curated airport pages indexed for Congo-Kinshasa.
Next country-wide schedule signal: Labour Day on 2026-05-01, useful for handoff and coverage planning around Basankusu.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Timezone
WAT
IANA Zone
Africa/Kinshasa
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
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 Basankusu.
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 09:56 PM | +0h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 04:56 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 01:56 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 12:56 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 04:56 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 05:56 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 06:56 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 05:56 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Binga
Congo-Kinshasa
Approx. 150 km away
Impfondo
Congo-Brazzaville
Approx. 199 km away
Boende
Congo-Kinshasa
Approx. 206 km away
Mbandaka
Congo-Kinshasa
Approx. 215 km away
Lisala
Congo-Kinshasa
Approx. 217 km away
Bolenge
Congo-Kinshasa
Approx. 222 km away
Gemena
Congo-Kinshasa
Approx. 226 km away
Bétou
Congo-Brazzaville
Approx. 249 km away
Basankusu est dans le fuseau horaire Africa/Kinshasa (WAT), avec un décalage UTC de +01:00.
Basankusu n'observe pas actuellement l'heure d'été.
Le décalage UTC actuel pour Basankusu est UTC+01:00.
Basankusu sits at 1.22°N, 19.80°E in Congo-Kinshasa, with about 41.1K residents (rank #100 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Basankusu is Dubai, about 4,645 km away as the crow flies.
Binga is the closest indexed city, roughly 150 km from Basankusu.
Bangoka International Airport (FKI) is the closest curated airport reference, about 621 km from Basankusu.
Labour Day is the next upcoming holiday in Congo-Kinshasa, on vendredi 1 mai 2026.
The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the two legislative bodies along with the Senate. The National Assembly is composed of deputies who are elected by the citizens of the DRC. The deputies serve as the voice of the people and are responsible for enacting legislation, representing their constituents' interests, and overseeing the executive branch of government. The National Assembly is responsible for deliberating and passing laws that impact the nation and its citizens. It was established by the 2006 constitution, which provided for a bicameral parliament consisting of the National Assembly and the Senate. It is located at the People's Palace in Kinshasa.
Reading Basankusu against the global hubs: Dubai (~4,645 km), London (~5,894 km), São Paulo (~7,676 km) are the close ones, with Los Angeles (~14,140 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.
Basankusu sits inside Congo-Kinshasa — the Middle Africa subregion, capital Kinshasa, languages French, Kikongo, Lingala, currency CDF (FC).
The closest mapped neighbors of Basankusu are Binga (150 km), Impfondo (199 km), Boende (206 km), Mbandaka (215 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Basankusu: Labour Day, Liberation Day, Independence Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Congo-Kinshasa.
Closest curated airport references from Basankusu: FKI Kisangani (621 km), FIH Kinshasa (789 km), FBM Lubumbashi (1661 km).
In 2015, A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
Bangoka International AirportFKI
Kisangani · 621 km from Basankusu
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 33m
Ndjili International AirportFIH
Kinshasa · 789 km from Basankusu
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 46m
Lubumbashi International AirportFBM
Lubumbashi · 1661 km from Basankusu
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 53m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2015: A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
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Coordination pulse
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now