Right now, local time in Gwiwa is 02:08 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gwiwa 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 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 11h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gwiwa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.7817° N, 8.3372° 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 Gwiwa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.78° S, 171.66° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Safotu, Samoa, about 109 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:08 GMT+13 (Pacific/Apia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gwiwa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 69.6° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Gwiwa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gwiwa sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Gwiwa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,049 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,596 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.78° N, 8.34° 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 | 18:08 | −8h |
| Chicago | 20:08 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 22:08 | −4h |
| London | 01:08 | −1h |
| Paris | 02:08 | same time |
| Moscow | 04:08 | +2h |
| Dubai | 05:08 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 06:38 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:08 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 09:08 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 10:08 | +8h |
| Sydney | 12:08 | +10h |
Best time to call Gwiwa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gwiwa local time:
Cities sharing Gwiwa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Gwiwa
| Paris | 4,049 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,373 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,100 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,403 km | NNE (22°) |
| Mumbai | 6,900 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,212 km | SW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,547 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,569 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,045 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,338 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 12,589 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,596 km | SE (128°) |
Cities near Gwiwa
FAQ
What time is it in Gwiwa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gwiwa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Gwiwa in?
Gwiwa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gwiwa observe daylight saving time?
Gwiwa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gwiwa today?
Gwiwa sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 11h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gwiwa tonight?
The moon phase over Gwiwa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gwiwa?
The antipode of Gwiwa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.78° S, 171.66° W. It falls on land, near Safotu, Samoa, about 109 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gwiwa?
Gwiwa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gwiwa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gwiwa, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.