Time in Angola

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Time zones of Africa:

Light Blue
Cape Verde Time
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(UTC-1)
Blue
Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Red
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Central European Time
West Africa Time
(UTC+1)
Ochre
Central Africa Time
Eastern European Time
Egypt Standard Time
South African Standard Time
(UTC+2)
Green
East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Turquoise
Mauritius Time
Seychelles Time
(UTC+4)
The islands of Cape Verde are to the west of the African mainland.

Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively. TimeZones-Africa.svg
Time zones of Africa:
Light Blue Cape Verde Time (UTC−1)
Blue Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Red (UTC+1)
Ochre (UTC+2)
Green East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Turquoise (UTC+4)
The islands of Cape Verde are to the west of the African mainland.
Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively.

All of Angola uses UTC+01:00 (West Africa Time), [1] and has never observed Daylight saving time.

TZ database

coordinates*TZ*Standard timeSummer time
-0848+01314 Africa/Luanda UTC+01:00 not observed

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References

  1. "Angola Time Zone - Angola Current Time". www.timetemperature.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.