Right now, local time in Bakura is 09:43 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bakura ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #486 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 11h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 11h 23m (winter) – 12h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bakura — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.7114° N, 5.8737° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Zamfara State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bakura through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.71° S, 174.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Asau, Samoa, about 185 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:43 GMT+13 (Pacific/Apia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bakura today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 70.3° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Bakura — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bakura sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Bakura's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,033 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,798 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.71° N, 5.87° 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 | 01:43 | −8h |
| Chicago | 02:43 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 05:43 | −4h |
| London | 08:43 | −1h |
| Paris | 09:43 | same time |
| Moscow | 11:43 | +2h |
| Dubai | 12:43 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 14:13 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:43 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 16:43 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 17:43 | +8h |
| Sydney | 19:43 | +10h |
Best time to call Bakura
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bakura local time:
Cities sharing Bakura's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Bakura
| Paris | 4,033 km | N (356°) |
| London | 4,348 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 5,350 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,511 km | NNE (23°) |
| São Paulo | 6,988 km | SW (235°) |
| Mumbai | 7,160 km | ENE (75°) |
| Chicago | 9,353 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,836 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,289 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,151 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 12,770 km | NE (40°) |
| Sydney | 15,798 km | SE (130°) |
Cities near Bakura
FAQ
What time is it in Bakura right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bakura (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bakura in?
Bakura runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bakura observe daylight saving time?
Bakura does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bakura today?
Bakura sees sunrise at 06:31 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 11h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bakura tonight?
The moon phase over Bakura tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bakura?
The antipode of Bakura — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.71° S, 174.13° W. It falls on land, near Asau, Samoa, about 185 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bakura?
Bakura lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bakura?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bakura, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.