Right now, local time in Ikotun is 19:25 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ikotun 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Day length
- 11h 53m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ikotun — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.5443° N, 3.2638° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lagos
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ikotun through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.54° S, 176.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, 516 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ikotun today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:32
- Asr
- 15:52
- Maghrib
- 18:27
- Isha
- 19:34
- Qibla direction
- 63.4° from north (ENE (63°))
Full prayer timetable for Ikotun — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ikotun 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.
Ikotun's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,706 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,534 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.54° N, 3.26° 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 | 10:25 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:25 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 15:25 | −4h |
| London | 18:25 | −1h |
| Paris | 19:25 | same time |
| Moscow | 21:25 | +2h |
| Dubai | 22:25 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:55 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:25 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 02:25 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 03:25 | +8h |
| Sydney | 05:25 | +10h |
Best time to call Ikotun
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ikotun local time:
Cities sharing Ikotun's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Ikotun
| Paris | 4,706 km | N (359°) |
| London | 5,010 km | N (357°) |
| Dubai | 5,897 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,254 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 6,364 km | WSW (236°) |
| Mumbai | 7,630 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,596 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 11,156 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,847 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,397 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,477 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,534 km | SE (137°) |
Cities near Ikotun
FAQ
What time is it in Ikotun right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ikotun (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ikotun in?
Ikotun runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ikotun observe daylight saving time?
Ikotun does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ikotun today?
Ikotun sees sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 18:28 today, giving 11h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ikotun tonight?
The moon phase over Ikotun tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ikotun?
The antipode of Ikotun — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.54° S, 176.74° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, roughly 516 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ikotun?
Ikotun lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ikotun?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ikotun, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.