Right now, local time in Bauchi is 21:34 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bauchi ranks #833 worldwide by population and #20 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 31m (winter) – 12h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bauchi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.3103° N, 9.8439° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bauchi
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 693,700 · #833 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bauchi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.31° S, 170.16° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 131 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:34 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bauchi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:59
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 65.2° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Bauchi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bauchi sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Bauchi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,343 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,295 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.31° N, 9.84° 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 | 13:34 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −4h |
| London | 20:34 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:34 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +10h |
Best time to call Bauchi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bauchi local time:
Cities sharing Bauchi's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Bauchi
| Paris | 4,343 km | N (352°) |
| London | 4,670 km | N (351°) |
| Dubai | 5,063 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 5,602 km | NNE (20°) |
| Mumbai | 6,815 km | ENE (74°) |
| São Paulo | 7,199 km | WSW (238°) |
| Chicago | 9,853 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,415 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,013 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,647 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 12,682 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,295 km | SE (130°) |
Cities near Bauchi
FAQ
What time is it in Bauchi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bauchi (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bauchi in?
Bauchi runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bauchi observe daylight saving time?
Bauchi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bauchi today?
Bauchi sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bauchi tonight?
The moon phase over Bauchi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bauchi?
The antipode of Bauchi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.31° S, 170.16° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 131 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bauchi?
Bauchi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bauchi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bauchi, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.