Right now, local time in Jos is 02:31 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jos ranks #533 worldwide by population and #12 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 11h 33m (winter) – 12h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jos — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.9285° N, 8.8921° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Plateau State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 1,040,000 · #533 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jos through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.93° S, 171.11° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 62 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:31 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jos today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 65.1° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Jos — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jos sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Jos's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,372 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,347 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.93° N, 8.89° 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 | 18:31 | −8h |
| Chicago | 20:31 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 22:31 | −4h |
| London | 01:31 | −1h |
| Paris | 02:31 | same time |
| Moscow | 04:31 | +2h |
| Dubai | 05:31 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 07:01 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:31 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 09:31 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 10:31 | +8h |
| Sydney | 12:31 | +10h |
Best time to call Jos
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jos local time:
Cities sharing Jos's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Jos
| Paris | 4,372 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,696 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,175 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 5,677 km | NNE (20°) |
| Mumbai | 6,927 km | ENE (74°) |
| São Paulo | 7,089 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,805 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,521 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,126 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,602 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,784 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,347 km | SE (131°) |
Cities near Jos
FAQ
What time is it in Jos right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jos (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Jos in?
Jos runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Jos observe daylight saving time?
Jos does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jos today?
Jos sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jos tonight?
The moon phase over Jos tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jos?
The antipode of Jos — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.93° S, 171.11° W. It falls on land, near Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 62 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jos?
Jos lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jos?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jos, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.