Right now, local time in Ankpa is 19:01 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ankpa ranks #34765 worldwide by population and #273 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 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 11h 42m (winter) – 12h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 58% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ankpa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.4025° N, 7.6320° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kogi State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 14,630 · #34765 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ankpa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.40° S, 172.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 128 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:01 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ankpa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:14
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 62.3° from north (ENE (62°))
Full prayer timetable for Ankpa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ankpa sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Ankpa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,636 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,262 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.40° N, 7.63° 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 | 10:01 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:01 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 15:01 | −4h |
| London | 18:01 | −1h |
| Paris | 19:01 | same time |
| Moscow | 21:01 | +2h |
| Dubai | 22:01 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:31 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:01 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 02:01 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 03:01 | +8h |
| Sydney | 05:01 | +10h |
Best time to call Ankpa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ankpa local time:
Cities sharing Ankpa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Ankpa
| Paris | 4,636 km | N (355°) |
| London | 4,956 km | N (353°) |
| Dubai | 5,424 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 5,989 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 6,822 km | WSW (238°) |
| Mumbai | 7,142 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,891 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,670 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,370 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,694 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 13,084 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,262 km | SE (133°) |
Cities near Ankpa
FAQ
What time is it in Ankpa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ankpa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ankpa in?
Ankpa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ankpa observe daylight saving time?
Ankpa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ankpa today?
Ankpa sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ankpa tonight?
The moon phase over Ankpa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 58.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ankpa?
The antipode of Ankpa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.40° S, 172.37° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 128 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ankpa?
Ankpa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ankpa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ankpa, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.