Right now, local time in Gaya is 19:03 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gaya ranks #26440 worldwide by population and #220 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 26m (winter) – 12h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gaya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.8606° N, 9.0027° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kano State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 20,959 · #26440 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gaya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.86° S, 171.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 90 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:03 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gaya today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:05
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 68.0° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Gaya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gaya sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Gaya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,160 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,475 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.86° N, 9.00° 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 | 10:03 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:03 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 15:03 | −4h |
| London | 18:03 | −1h |
| Paris | 19:03 | same time |
| Moscow | 21:03 | +2h |
| Dubai | 22:03 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:33 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:03 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 02:03 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 03:03 | +8h |
| Sydney | 05:03 | +10h |
Best time to call Gaya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gaya local time:
Cities sharing Gaya's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Gaya
| Paris | 4,160 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,485 km | N (351°) |
| Dubai | 5,074 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,472 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 6,857 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,216 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,669 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,501 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,024 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,461 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 12,617 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,475 km | SE (129°) |
Cities near Gaya
FAQ
What time is it in Gaya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gaya (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gaya in?
Gaya runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gaya observe daylight saving time?
Gaya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaya today?
Gaya sees sunrise at 06:17 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gaya tonight?
The moon phase over Gaya tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gaya?
The antipode of Gaya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.86° S, 171.00° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 90 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gaya?
Gaya lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gaya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gaya, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.