Right now, local time in Ajaokuta is 11:09 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ajaokuta ranks #33876 worldwide by population and #267 in Nigeria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ajaokuta — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.5623° N, 6.6550° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kogi State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 15,144 · #33876 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ajaokuta through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.56° S, 173.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 142 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:09 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ajaokuta today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:38
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 63.0° from north (ENE (63°))
Full prayer timetable for Ajaokuta — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ajaokuta sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Ajaokuta's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,610 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,352 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.56° N, 6.65° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 02:09 | −9h |
| Chicago | 04:09 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 07:09 | −4h |
| London | 10:09 | −1h |
| Paris | 11:09 | same time |
| Moscow | 13:09 | +2h |
| Dubai | 14:09 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 15:39 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:09 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 18:09 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 19:09 | +8h |
| Sydney | 21:09 | +10h |
Best time to call Ajaokuta
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ajaokuta local time:
Cities sharing Ajaokuta's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Ajaokuta
| Paris | 4,610 km | N (356°) |
| London | 4,926 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 5,512 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,010 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 6,740 km | WSW (237°) |
| Mumbai | 7,239 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,799 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,777 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,460 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,603 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,144 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,352 km | SE (134°) |
Cities near Ajaokuta
FAQ
What time is it in Ajaokuta right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ajaokuta (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ajaokuta in?
Ajaokuta runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ajaokuta observe daylight saving time?
Ajaokuta does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ajaokuta today?
Ajaokuta sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ajaokuta tonight?
The moon phase over Ajaokuta tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ajaokuta?
The antipode of Ajaokuta — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.56° S, 173.35° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 142 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ajaokuta?
Ajaokuta lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ajaokuta?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ajaokuta, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.