Right now, local time in Effium is 07:16 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Effium ranks #7202 worldwide by population and #122 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 11h 44m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Effium — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.6311° N, 8.0581° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Ebonyi State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 86,945 · #7202 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Effium through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.63° S, 171.94° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 222 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:16 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Effium today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:33
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 61.0° from north (ENE (61°))
Full prayer timetable for Effium — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Effium sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Effium's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,726 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,169 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.63° N, 8.06° 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 | 23:16 | −8h |
| Chicago | 01:16 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 03:16 | −4h |
| London | 06:16 | −1h |
| Paris | 07:16 | same time |
| Moscow | 09:16 | +2h |
| Dubai | 10:16 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 11:46 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 14:16 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 14:16 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 15:16 | +8h |
| Sydney | 17:16 | +10h |
Best time to call Effium
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Effium local time:
Cities sharing Effium's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Effium
| Paris | 4,726 km | N (354°) |
| London | 5,047 km | N (353°) |
| Dubai | 5,422 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,053 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 6,816 km | WSW (239°) |
| Mumbai | 7,123 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,983 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,626 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,363 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,787 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 13,115 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,169 km | SE (134°) |
Cities near Effium
FAQ
What time is it in Effium right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Effium (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Effium in?
Effium runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Effium observe daylight saving time?
Effium does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Effium today?
Effium sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Effium tonight?
The moon phase over Effium tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 73.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Effium?
The antipode of Effium — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.63° S, 171.94° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 222 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Effium?
Effium lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Effium?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Effium, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.