Right now, local time in Jikamshi is 04:09 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jikamshi ranks #56916 worldwide by population and #447 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 11h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 11h 25m (winter) – 12h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jikamshi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.1733° N, 7.7742° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Katsina State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 6,923 · #56916 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jikamshi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.17° S, 172.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Safotu, Samoa, about 143 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:09 GMT+13 (Pacific/Apia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jikamshi today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:33
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 68.9° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Jikamshi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jikamshi 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.
Jikamshi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,110 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,601 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.17° N, 7.77° 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 | 19:09 | −9h |
| Chicago | 21:09 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 00:09 | −4h |
| London | 03:09 | −1h |
| Paris | 04:09 | same time |
| Moscow | 06:09 | +2h |
| Dubai | 07:09 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 08:39 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:09 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 11:09 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 12:09 | +8h |
| Sydney | 14:09 | +10h |
Best time to call Jikamshi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jikamshi local time:
Cities sharing Jikamshi's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Jikamshi
| Paris | 4,110 km | N (354°) |
| London | 4,432 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,183 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,488 km | NNE (22°) |
| Mumbai | 6,976 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,124 km | SW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,547 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,633 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,129 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,341 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,680 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,601 km | SE (129°) |
Cities near Jikamshi
FAQ
What time is it in Jikamshi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jikamshi (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Jikamshi in?
Jikamshi runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Jikamshi observe daylight saving time?
Jikamshi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jikamshi today?
Jikamshi sees sunrise at 06:23 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 11h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jikamshi tonight?
The moon phase over Jikamshi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jikamshi?
The antipode of Jikamshi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.17° S, 172.23° W. It falls on land, near Safotu, Samoa, about 143 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jikamshi?
Jikamshi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jikamshi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jikamshi, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.