Right now, local time in Giwa is 16:23 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Giwa 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 11h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 11h 28m (winter) – 12h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Giwa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.3157° N, 7.4496° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kaduna State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Giwa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.32° S, 172.55° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 162 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:23 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Giwa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 67.8° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Giwa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Giwa 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.
Giwa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,201 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,567 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.32° N, 7.45° 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 | 07:23 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:23 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:23 | −4h |
| London | 15:23 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:23 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:23 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:23 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:53 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:23 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:23 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:23 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:23 | +10h |
Best time to call Giwa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Giwa local time:
Cities sharing Giwa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Giwa
| Paris | 4,201 km | N (355°) |
| London | 4,522 km | N (353°) |
| Dubai | 5,254 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,590 km | NNE (22°) |
| Mumbai | 7,036 km | ENE (74°) |
| São Paulo | 7,041 km | SW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,585 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,672 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,202 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,382 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,775 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,567 km | SE (130°) |
Cities near Giwa
FAQ
What time is it in Giwa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Giwa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Giwa in?
Giwa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Giwa observe daylight saving time?
Giwa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Giwa today?
Giwa sees sunrise at 06:23 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 11h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Giwa tonight?
The moon phase over Giwa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Giwa?
The antipode of Giwa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.32° S, 172.55° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 162 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Giwa?
Giwa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Giwa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Giwa, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.