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Live local time
Goma, Congo-Kinshasa
12:20:02 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Lubumbashi
Huidige lokale tijd
12:20:02 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tijdzone
CAT
Africa/Lubumbashi · UTC+02:00
Volgende feestdag
Labour Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Goma right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
FKI
Bangoka International Airport · 495 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
3
Curated airport references available for Congo-Kinshasa
Snapshot at render time: 12:20:02 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Goma (UTC+02:00, CAT).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
19°C, Overcast
Feels like 21°C · Humidity 91% · Wind 1 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:58 AM to 06:01 PM
Day length 12h 3m · Solar noon 12:00 PM
Next country holiday
Labour Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Goma local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
432.6K
Coordinates
-1.67, 29.23
Timezone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
3
Capital
Kinshasa
Languages
French, Kikongo
Currency
CDF (FC)
Country area
2,344,858 km²
Local time in Goma runs on the CAT, UTC+02:00 clock; with roughly 432.6K residents the city (rank #13 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Congo-Kinshasa.
The coordinates 1.67°S, 29.23°E put Goma roughly 186 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 05:58 AM and sets around 06:01 PM in Goma — about 12h 3m of daylight. Congo-Kinshasa stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Gisenyi (4 km from Goma) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 3 curated airport pages indexed for Congo-Kinshasa.
Goma planners should mark 2026-05-01 (Labour Day); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
CAT
IANA Zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+02:00
Burundi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other cities in this timezone
London
-1h
New York
-6h
Los Angeles
-9h
Dubai
+2h
Singapore
+6h
Tokyo
+7h
Sydney
+8h
São Paulo
-5h
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 Goma.
Goma is the curated reference for this corner of Congo-Kinshasa on WorldClockTools — the page focuses on what changes day-to-day rather than restating a generic clock.
Distance-wise, Goma is closest to Dubai (~4,098 km), London (~6,528 km), Singapore (~8,300 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 15,079 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Goma sits inside Congo-Kinshasa — the Middle Africa subregion, capital Kinshasa, languages French, Kikongo, Lingala, currency CDF (FC).
Around Goma, the nearest mapped reference cities are Gisenyi (4 km), Sake (23 km), Kora (25 km), Mukamira (31 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for CAT planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Goma: Labour Day, Liberation Day, Independence Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Congo-Kinshasa.
Closest curated airport references from Goma: FKI Kisangani (495 km), FBM Lubumbashi (1119 km), FIH Kinshasa (1560 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Bangoka International AirportFKI
Kisangani · 495 km from Goma
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 23m
Lubumbashi International AirportFBM
Lubumbashi · 1119 km from Goma
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 11m
Ndjili International AirportFIH
Kinshasa · 1560 km from Goma
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 45m
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 | 11:20 PM | -1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 06:20 PM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 03:20 PM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 02:20 AM | +2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 06:20 AM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 07:20 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 08:20 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 07:20 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Goma bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Lubumbashi (CAT), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Goma hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Goma is UTC+02:00.
Goma sits at 1.67°S, 29.23°E in Congo-Kinshasa, with about 432.6K residents (rank #13 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Goma is Dubai, about 4,098 km away as the crow flies.
Gisenyi is the closest indexed city, roughly 4 km from Goma.
Bangoka International Airport (FKI) is the closest curated airport reference, about 495 km from Goma.
Labour Day is the next upcoming holiday in Congo-Kinshasa, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
