Chipata
Eastern Province, Zambia
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Africa/LusakaCAT
- Sunrise
- 4:05 am
- Sunset
- 3:43 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 38 minutes37 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Chipata
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Chipata 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 Chipata doing anything.
Chipata time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Lusaka — 9am to 3pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Chipata and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:22 pm Wed | 17:22 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:22 pm Wed | 18:22 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:22 pm Wed | 19:22 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:22 pm Wed | 20:22 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:22 pm Wed | 20:22 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:22 pm Wed | 21:22 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:22 am | 01:22 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:22 am | 02:22 | the same time |
| Berlin CEST | 2:22 am | 02:22 | the same time |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:22 am | 02:22 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 3:22 am | 03:22 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:22 am | 03:22 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:22 am | 04:22 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:52 am | 05:52 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:22 am | 08:22 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:22 am | 09:22 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:22 am | 10:22 | 8 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:22 pm | 12:22 | 10 hours ahead |
About Chipata
- Population
- 327059
- Coordinates
- -13.633, 32.650
- Region
- Eastern Province, Zambia
- IANA zone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Solar noon
- 9:54 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.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Chipata right now?
It is 2:22 am (02:22 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Chipata. 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 Chipata in?
Chipata 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 Chipata on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Chipata stays on CAT (UTC+2) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chipata today?
The sun rises at 6:05 am and sets at 5:43 pm today, giving 11 hours 38 minutes of daylight. That is 37 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Chipata of Los Angeles?
Chipata is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 2:22 am in Chipata, it is 5:22 pm 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 Chipata?
Chipata is in Eastern Province, Zambia, at 13.63° S, 32.65° E, with a population of about 327,059. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.