Chingola
Copperbelt, Zambia
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Africa/LusakaCAT
- Sunrise
- 5:32 am
- Sunset
- 6:12 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 39 minutes32 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Chingola
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Chingola has stayed on CAT (UTC+2) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Chingola doing anything.
Chingola time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 11am and 17:00 in Lusaka, 9am to 2pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Chingola and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 6:49 am | 06:49 | 10 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 8:49 am | 08:49 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 8:49 am | 08:49 | 8 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 9:49 am | 09:49 | 7 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 9:49 am | 09:49 | 7 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 11:49 am | 11:49 | 5 hours behind |
| London GMT | 2:49 pm | 14:49 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris CET | 3:49 pm | 15:49 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin CET | 3:49 pm | 15:49 | 1 hour behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 4:49 pm | 16:49 | the same time |
| Cairo EET | 4:49 pm | 16:49 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 5:49 pm | 17:49 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 6:49 pm | 18:49 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 8:19 pm | 20:19 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 10:49 pm | 22:49 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 11:49 pm | 23:49 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 1:49 am Fri | 01:49 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 3:49 am Fri | 03:49 | 11 hours ahead |
About Chingola
- Population
- 256560
- Coordinates
- -12.529, 27.884
- Region
- Copperbelt, Zambia
- IANA zone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Solar noon
- 11:52 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Chingola right now?
It is 4:49 pm (16:49 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Chingola. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Chingola in?
Chingola uses the Africa/Lusaka time zone, currently CAT (UTC+2). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CAT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Chingola on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Chingola stays on CAT (UTC+2) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chingola today?
The sun rises at 5:32 am and sets at 6:12 pm today, giving 12 hours 39 minutes of daylight. That is 32 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Chingola of Los Angeles?
Chingola is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 4:49 pm in Chingola, it is 6:49 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Chingola?
Chingola is in Copperbelt, Zambia, at 12.53° S, 27.88° E, with a population of about 256,560. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.