Right now, local time in Bama is 14:03 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bama ranks #5258 worldwide by population and #93 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 11h 43m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 11h 27m (winter) – 12h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bama — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.5213° N, 13.6895° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Borno State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 118,121 · #5258 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bama through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.52° S, 166.31° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 459 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:03 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bama today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 65.0° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Bama — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bama sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Bama's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,282 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,050 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.52° N, 13.69° 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 | 05:03 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:03 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:03 | −4h |
| London | 13:03 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:03 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:03 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:03 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:33 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:03 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:03 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:03 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:03 | +10h |
Best time to call Bama
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bama local time:
Cities sharing Bama's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Bama
| Paris | 4,282 km | NNW (348°) |
| London | 4,619 km | NNW (347°) |
| Dubai | 4,626 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 5,338 km | NNE (18°) |
| Mumbai | 6,375 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,627 km | WSW (239°) |
| Singapore | 9,992 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 10,070 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,575 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 12,294 km | NE (45°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,844 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 15,050 km | SE (127°) |
Cities near Bama
FAQ
What time is it in Bama right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bama (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bama in?
Bama runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bama observe daylight saving time?
Bama does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bama today?
Bama sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 11h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bama tonight?
The moon phase over Bama tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bama?
The antipode of Bama — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.52° S, 166.31° W. It falls on land, near Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 459 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bama?
Bama lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bama?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bama, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.