Right now, local time in Birniwa is 19:01 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Birniwa ranks #47211 worldwide by population and #375 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 78% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Birniwa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.7907° N, 10.2361° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jigawa State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 9,334 · #47211 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Birniwa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.79° S, 169.76° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ofu, American Samoa, about 154 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:01 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Birniwa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 68.9° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Birniwa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Birniwa 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.
Birniwa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,076 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,434 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.79° N, 10.24° 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 | 11:01 | −8h |
| Chicago | 13:01 | −6h |
| 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 Birniwa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Birniwa local time:
Cities sharing Birniwa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Birniwa
| Paris | 4,076 km | N (351°) |
| London | 4,405 km | N (350°) |
| Dubai | 4,910 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,328 km | NNE (20°) |
| Mumbai | 6,700 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,385 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,699 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,363 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,858 km | ENE (65°) |
| Tokyo | 12,451 km | NE (43°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,482 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 15,434 km | SE (127°) |
Cities near Birniwa
- Kiri Kasamma11 km · 19:01
- Guri21 km · 19:01
- Nguru26 km · 19:01
- Mallammaduri39 km · 19:01
- Hadejia43 km · 19:01
- Machina43 km · 19:01
- Malam Madori46 km · 19:01
- Gorgoram53 km · 19:01
FAQ
What time is it in Birniwa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Birniwa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Birniwa in?
Birniwa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Birniwa observe daylight saving time?
Birniwa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Birniwa today?
Birniwa sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 17:54 today, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Birniwa tonight?
The moon phase over Birniwa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 77.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Birniwa?
The antipode of Birniwa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.79° S, 169.76° W. It falls on land, near Ofu, American Samoa, about 154 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Birniwa?
Birniwa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Birniwa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Birniwa, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.