Right now, local time in Ikeja is 15:27 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ikeja ranks #1927 worldwide by population and #48 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Day length
- 11h 53m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 44m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ikeja — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.5965° N, 3.3420° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lagos
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 313,196 · #1927 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ikeja through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.60° S, 176.66° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, 505 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ikeja today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 15:52
- Maghrib
- 18:27
- Isha
- 19:34
- Qibla direction
- 63.4° from north (ENE (63°))
Full prayer timetable for Ikeja — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ikeja sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Ikeja's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,700 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,532 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.60° N, 3.34° 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 | 06:27 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:27 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:27 | −4h |
| London | 14:27 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:27 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:27 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:27 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:57 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:27 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:27 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:27 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:27 | +10h |
Best time to call Ikeja
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ikeja local time:
Cities sharing Ikeja's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Ikeja
| Paris | 4,700 km | N (359°) |
| London | 5,004 km | N (357°) |
| Dubai | 5,887 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,245 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 6,375 km | WSW (236°) |
| Mumbai | 7,620 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,599 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 11,147 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,836 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,400 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,467 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,532 km | SE (137°) |
Cities near Ikeja
FAQ
What time is it in Ikeja right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ikeja (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ikeja in?
Ikeja runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ikeja observe daylight saving time?
Ikeja does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ikeja today?
Ikeja sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 18:27 today, giving 11h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ikeja tonight?
The moon phase over Ikeja tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ikeja?
The antipode of Ikeja — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.60° S, 176.66° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, roughly 505 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ikeja?
Ikeja lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ikeja?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ikeja, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.