Right now, local time in Gantsa is 10:22 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gantsa 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 26m (winter) – 12h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gantsa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.6631° N, 9.7264° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jigawa State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gantsa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.66° S, 170.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 112 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:22 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gantsa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 67.3° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Gantsa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gantsa 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.
Gantsa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,192 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,400 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.66° N, 9.73° 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 | 01:22 | −9h |
| Chicago | 03:22 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 06:22 | −4h |
| London | 09:22 | −1h |
| Paris | 10:22 | same time |
| Moscow | 12:22 | +2h |
| Dubai | 13:22 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 14:52 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:22 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 17:22 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 18:22 | +8h |
| Sydney | 20:22 | +10h |
Best time to call Gantsa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gantsa local time:
Cities sharing Gantsa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Gantsa
| Paris | 4,192 km | N (352°) |
| London | 4,519 km | N (351°) |
| Dubai | 5,011 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,465 km | NNE (20°) |
| Mumbai | 6,787 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,270 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,742 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,423 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,962 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,532 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 12,580 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,400 km | SE (129°) |
Cities near Gantsa
FAQ
What time is it in Gantsa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gantsa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Gantsa in?
Gantsa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gantsa observe daylight saving time?
Gantsa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gantsa today?
Gantsa sees sunrise at 06:14 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gantsa tonight?
The moon phase over Gantsa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gantsa?
The antipode of Gantsa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.66° S, 170.27° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 112 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gantsa?
Gantsa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gantsa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gantsa, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.