Right now, local time in Gashua is 15:38 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gashua ranks #4942 worldwide by population and #91 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 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gashua — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.8740° N, 11.0406° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Yobe State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 125,817 · #4942 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gashua through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.87° S, 168.96° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 161 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:38 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gashua today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 68.8° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Gashua — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gashua sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Gashua's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,081 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,370 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.87° N, 11.04° 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 | 06:38 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:38 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:38 | −4h |
| London | 14:38 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:38 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:38 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:38 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:08 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:38 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:38 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:38 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:38 | +10h |
Best time to call Gashua
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gashua local time:
Cities sharing Gashua's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Gashua
| Paris | 4,081 km | N (350°) |
| London | 4,412 km | N (349°) |
| Dubai | 4,827 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,289 km | NNE (20°) |
| Mumbai | 6,614 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,463 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,757 km | NW (313°) |
| Singapore | 10,275 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,775 km | ENE (65°) |
| Tokyo | 12,385 km | NE (43°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,537 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 15,370 km | SE (127°) |
Cities near Gashua
FAQ
What time is it in Gashua right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gashua (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gashua in?
Gashua runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gashua observe daylight saving time?
Gashua does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gashua today?
Gashua sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gashua tonight?
The moon phase over Gashua tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gashua?
The antipode of Gashua — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.87° S, 168.96° W. It falls on land, near Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 161 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gashua?
Gashua lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gashua?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gashua, clocks run about 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.