Right now, local time in Calabar is 15:54 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Calabar ranks #1099 worldwide by population and #28 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 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 11h 56m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 11h 50m (winter) – 12h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Calabar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.9589° N, 8.3270° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Cross River State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 540,000 · #1099 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Calabar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.96° S, 171.67° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 409 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:54 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Calabar today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 58.7° from north (ENE (59°))
Full prayer timetable for Calabar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Calabar sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 56m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Calabar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,914 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,017 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.96° N, 8.33° 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 | 06:54 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:54 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:54 | −4h |
| London | 14:54 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:54 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:54 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:54 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:24 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:54 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:54 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:54 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:54 | +10h |
Best time to call Calabar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Calabar local time:
Cities sharing Calabar's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Calabar
| Paris | 4,914 km | N (354°) |
| London | 5,235 km | N (353°) |
| Dubai | 5,485 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,218 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 6,746 km | WSW (239°) |
| Mumbai | 7,153 km | ENE (71°) |
| Chicago | 10,130 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,603 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,413 km | ENE (66°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,934 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,228 km | NE (44°) |
| Sydney | 15,017 km | SE (135°) |
Cities near Calabar
- Oron18 km · 15:54
- Esuk Oron19 km · 15:54
- Ikot Nakanda19 km · 15:54
- Odukpani19 km · 15:54
- Akankpa24 km · 15:54
- Eyofin25 km · 15:54
- Okopedi25 km · 15:54
- Urue Offong29 km · 15:54
FAQ
What time is it in Calabar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Calabar (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Calabar in?
Calabar runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Calabar observe daylight saving time?
Calabar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Calabar today?
Calabar sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 11h 56m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Calabar tonight?
The moon phase over Calabar tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Calabar?
The antipode of Calabar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.96° S, 171.67° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 409 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Calabar?
Calabar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Calabar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Calabar, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.