Right now, local time in Bunkure is 09:12 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bunkure ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #486 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 behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 11h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 11h 26m (winter) – 12h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 63% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bunkure — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.6992° N, 8.5413° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kano State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bunkure through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.70° S, 171.46° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 82 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:12 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bunkure today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:30
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 67.9° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Bunkure — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bunkure 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.
Bunkure's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,172 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,503 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.70° N, 8.54° 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 | 01:12 | −8h |
| Chicago | 02:12 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 05:12 | −4h |
| London | 08:12 | −1h |
| Paris | 09:12 | same time |
| Moscow | 11:12 | +2h |
| Dubai | 12:12 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 13:42 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:12 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 16:12 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 17:12 | +8h |
| Sydney | 19:12 | +10h |
Best time to call Bunkure
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bunkure local time:
Cities sharing Bunkure's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Bunkure
| Paris | 4,172 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,496 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,128 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,507 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 6,910 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,164 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,644 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,552 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,077 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,438 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,664 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,503 km | SE (129°) |
Cities near Bunkure
- Kura15 km · 09:12
- Rano16 km · 09:12
- Dawakin Kudu17 km · 09:12
- Garun Malam19 km · 09:12
- Kumbotso22 km · 09:12
- Kibiya23 km · 09:12
- Madobi29 km · 09:12
- Garko29 km · 09:12
FAQ
What time is it in Bunkure right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bunkure (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bunkure in?
Bunkure runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bunkure observe daylight saving time?
Bunkure does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bunkure today?
Bunkure sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 11h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bunkure tonight?
The moon phase over Bunkure tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bunkure?
The antipode of Bunkure — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.70° S, 171.46° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 82 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bunkure?
Bunkure lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bunkure?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bunkure, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.