Right now, local time in Dankama is 15:33 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dankama ranks #58953 worldwide by population and #456 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 11h 39m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 11h 20m (winter) – 12h 55m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dankama — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.2978° N, 7.7949° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Katsina State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 6,531 · #58953 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dankama through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.30° S, 172.21° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Safotu, Samoa, about 27 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:33 GMT+13 (Pacific/Apia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dankama today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:11
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 70.6° from north (ENE (71°))
Full prayer timetable for Dankama — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dankama sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Dankama's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,986 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,677 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.30° N, 7.79° 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 | 06:33 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:33 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:33 | −4h |
| London | 14:33 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:33 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:33 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:33 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:03 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:33 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:33 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:33 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:33 | +10h |
Best time to call Dankama
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dankama local time:
Cities sharing Dankama's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Dankama
| Paris | 3,986 km | N (354°) |
| London | 4,308 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,132 km | ENE (68°) |
| Moscow | 5,371 km | NNE (22°) |
| Mumbai | 6,942 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,196 km | SW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,465 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,625 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,073 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,255 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,585 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,677 km | SE (128°) |
Cities near Dankama
FAQ
What time is it in Dankama right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dankama (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dankama in?
Dankama runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Dankama observe daylight saving time?
Dankama does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dankama today?
Dankama sees sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 11h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dankama tonight?
The moon phase over Dankama tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dankama?
The antipode of Dankama — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.30° S, 172.21° W. It falls on land, near Safotu, Samoa, about 27 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dankama?
Dankama lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dankama?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dankama, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.