Right now, local time in Bukuru is 14:56 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bukuru ranks #33227 worldwide by population and #262 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 11h 33m (winter) – 12h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bukuru — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.7940° N, 8.8640° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Plateau State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 15,540 · #33227 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bukuru through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.79° S, 171.14° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 47 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:56 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bukuru today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 64.9° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Bukuru — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bukuru sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Bukuru's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,386 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,340 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.79° N, 8.86° 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 | 05:56 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:56 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:56 | −4h |
| London | 13:56 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:56 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:56 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:56 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:26 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:56 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:56 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:56 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:56 | +10h |
Best time to call Bukuru
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bukuru local time:
Cities sharing Bukuru's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Bukuru
| Paris | 4,386 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,710 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,184 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 5,692 km | NNE (20°) |
| Mumbai | 6,934 km | ENE (74°) |
| São Paulo | 7,078 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,813 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,525 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,135 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,611 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,797 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,340 km | SE (131°) |
Cities near Bukuru
FAQ
What time is it in Bukuru right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bukuru (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bukuru in?
Bukuru runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bukuru observe daylight saving time?
Bukuru does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bukuru today?
Bukuru sees sunrise at 06:16 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bukuru tonight?
The moon phase over Bukuru tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bukuru?
The antipode of Bukuru — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.79° S, 171.14° W. It falls on land, near Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 47 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bukuru?
Bukuru lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bukuru?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bukuru, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.