Right now, local time in Ilesa is 20:01 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ilesa ranks #1855 worldwide by population and #47 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 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 68% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ilesa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.6279° N, 4.7416° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Osun State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 325,000 · #1855 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ilesa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.63° S, 175.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 319 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:01 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ilesa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:46
- Maghrib
- 18:20
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 64.0° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for Ilesa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ilesa sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Ilesa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,590 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,507 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.63° N, 4.74° 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 | 12:01 | −8h |
| Chicago | 14:01 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 16:01 | −4h |
| London | 19:01 | −1h |
| Paris | 20:01 | same time |
| Moscow | 22:01 | +2h |
| Dubai | 23:01 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 00:31 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:01 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 03:01 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 04:01 | +8h |
| Sydney | 06:01 | +10h |
Best time to call Ilesa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ilesa local time:
Cities sharing Ilesa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Ilesa
| Paris | 4,590 km | N (358°) |
| London | 4,900 km | N (356°) |
| Dubai | 5,697 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,081 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 6,567 km | WSW (237°) |
| Mumbai | 7,438 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 9,637 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,988 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,647 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,441 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,279 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,507 km | SE (135°) |
Cities near Ilesa
- Ijebu-Jesa10 km · 20:01
- Osu14 km · 20:01
- Iperindo17 km · 20:01
- Ibokun18 km · 20:01
- Efon-Alaaye20 km · 20:01
- Ile-Ife26 km · 20:01
- Osogbo26 km · 20:01
- Oke Mesi29 km · 20:01
FAQ
What time is it in Ilesa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ilesa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ilesa in?
Ilesa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ilesa observe daylight saving time?
Ilesa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ilesa today?
Ilesa sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ilesa tonight?
The moon phase over Ilesa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ilesa?
The antipode of Ilesa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.63° S, 175.26° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 319 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ilesa?
Ilesa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ilesa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ilesa, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.