Right now, local time in Jega is 15:35 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jega ranks #8515 worldwide by population and #149 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 27m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 11h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Daylight range
- 11h 24m (winter) – 12h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jega — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.2234° N, 4.3797° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kebbi
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 73,495 · #8515 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jega through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.22° S, 175.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 132 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:35 GMT+12 (Pacific/Wallis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jega today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 15:46
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 70.0° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Jega — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jega 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.
Jega's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,078 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,886 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.22° N, 4.38° 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 | 06:35 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:35 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:35 | −4h |
| London | 14:35 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:35 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:35 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:35 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:05 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:35 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:35 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:35 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:35 | +10h |
Best time to call Jega
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jega local time:
Cities sharing Jega's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Jega
| Paris | 4,078 km | N (358°) |
| London | 4,387 km | N (356°) |
| Dubai | 5,520 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,625 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 6,824 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 7,331 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 9,268 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 11,001 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,458 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,069 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 12,916 km | NE (40°) |
| Sydney | 15,886 km | SE (131°) |
Cities near Jega
FAQ
What time is it in Jega right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jega (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Jega in?
Jega runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Jega observe daylight saving time?
Jega does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jega today?
Jega sees sunrise at 06:36 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 11h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jega tonight?
The moon phase over Jega tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jega?
The antipode of Jega — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.22° S, 175.62° W. It falls on land, near Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 132 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jega?
Jega lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jega?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jega, clocks run about 27 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.