Right now, local time in Banki is 14:47 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Banki ranks #69115 worldwide by population and #480 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 12m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 11:48
- Daylight range
- 11h 26m (winter) – 12h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Banki — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.6621° N, 14.0201° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Borno State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 5,000 · #69115 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Banki through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.66° S, 165.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 477 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:47 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Banki today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Dhuhr
- 11:48
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 17:38
- Isha
- 18:46
- Qibla direction
- 65.1° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Banki — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Banki sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Banki's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,275 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,030 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.66° N, 14.02° 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 | 05:47 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:47 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:47 | −4h |
| London | 13:47 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:47 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:47 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:47 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:17 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:47 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:47 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:47 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:47 | +10h |
Best time to call Banki
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Banki local time:
Cities sharing Banki's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Banki
| Paris | 4,275 km | NNW (348°) |
| Dubai | 4,587 km | ENE (65°) |
| London | 4,612 km | NNW (347°) |
| Moscow | 5,312 km | NNE (18°) |
| Mumbai | 6,336 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,666 km | WSW (239°) |
| Singapore | 9,955 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 10,086 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,536 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 12,258 km | NE (45°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,857 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 15,030 km | SE (127°) |
Cities near Banki
FAQ
What time is it in Banki right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Banki (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Banki in?
Banki runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Banki observe daylight saving time?
Banki does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Banki today?
Banki sees sunrise at 05:57 and sunset at 17:39 today, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Banki tonight?
The moon phase over Banki tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Banki?
The antipode of Banki — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.66° S, 165.98° W. It falls on land, near Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 477 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Banki?
Banki lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Banki?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Banki, clocks run about 12 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.