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Tshela, Congo-Kinshasa
11:20:16 PMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Africa/Kinshasa

Chiefdoms and sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Administrative divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Huidige lokale tijd
11:20:16 PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Tijdzone
WAT
Africa/Kinshasa · UTC+01:00
Volgende feestdag
Labour Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Tshela right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
FIH
Ndjili International Airport · 285 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
3
Curated airport references available for Congo-Kinshasa
Snapshot at render time: 11:20:16 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Tshela (UTC+01:00, WAT).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
24°C, Partly cloudy
Feels like 28°C · Humidity 96% · Wind 5 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:07 AM to 06:03 PM
Day length 11h 56m · Solar noon 12:05 PM
Next country holiday
Labour Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Tshela local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
64.2K
Coordinates
-5.00, 12.95
Timezone
Africa/Kinshasa
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
3
Capital
Kinshasa
Languages
French, Kikongo
Currency
CDF (FC)
Country area
2,344,858 km²
For Congo-Kinshasa, Tshela (rank #66 by population in this dataset) reads WAT, UTC+01:00 on the IANA zone Africa/Kinshasa, and the city's roughly 64.2K residents make it a practical scheduling anchor.
Geographically, Tshela is at 5.00°S, 12.95°E — that places it in the Equatorial Hemisphere's deep tropics, about 555 km from the equator, with year-round daylight that barely shifts between seasons.
Today the sun rises around 06:07 AM and sets around 06:03 PM in Tshela — about 11h 56m of daylight. Congo-Kinshasa stays on standard time here, so UTC+01:00 is stable through the year.
Belize (44 km from Tshela) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 3 curated airport pages indexed for Congo-Kinshasa.
On 2026-05-01, Labour Day is the next holiday flag for Tshela — worth blocking out for launches or logistics.
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 Tshela.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, chiefdoms and sectors are rural administrative divisions of territories. They are further subdivided into groupings which themselves are divided into villages. Chiefdoms and groupings are led by traditional leaders officially recognized by the government, whereas sector chiefs are appointed directly by the government.
From Tshela the nearest of our reference hubs are Dubai (~5,671 km), London (~6,405 km), São Paulo (~6,692 km), while Los Angeles sits about 14,047 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Tshela sits inside Congo-Kinshasa — the Middle Africa subregion, capital Kinshasa, languages French, Kikongo, Lingala, currency CDF (FC).
Belize (44 km), Buco Zau (51 km), Dolisie (94 km), Boma (96 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Tshela — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Tshela: Labour Day, Liberation Day, Independence Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Congo-Kinshasa.
Closest curated airport references from Tshela: FIH Kinshasa (285 km), FKI Kisangani (1505 km), FBM Lubumbashi (1763 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.
Ndjili International AirportFIH
Kinshasa · 285 km from Tshela
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 7m
Bangoka International AirportFKI
Kisangani · 1505 km from Tshela
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 41m
Lubumbashi International AirportFBM
Lubumbashi · 1763 km from Tshela
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 3h 1m
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.
2013: A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.
2013: National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.
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 | +0h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 06:20 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 03:20 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 02:20 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 06:20 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 07:20 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 08:20 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 07:20 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Tshela bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Kinshasa (WAT), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Tshela hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Tshela is UTC+01:00.
Tshela sits at 5.00°S, 12.95°E in Congo-Kinshasa, with about 64.2K residents (rank #66 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Tshela is Dubai, about 5,671 km away as the crow flies.
Belize is the closest indexed city, roughly 44 km from Tshela.
Ndjili International Airport (FIH) is the closest curated airport reference, about 285 km from Tshela.
Labour Day is the next upcoming holiday in Congo-Kinshasa, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.