Right now, local time in Kaduna is 21:35 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kaduna ranks #243 worldwide by population and #6 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 11h 30m (winter) – 12h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kaduna — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.5264° N, 7.4388° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kaduna State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 1,850,000 · #243 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kaduna through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.53° S, 172.56° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Nukunonu, Tokelau, about 167 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:35 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kaduna today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:09
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 66.6° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Kaduna — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kaduna sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Kaduna's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,289 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,511 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.53° N, 7.44° 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 | 13:35 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −4h |
| London | 20:35 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:35 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +10h |
Best time to call Kaduna
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kaduna local time:
Cities sharing Kaduna's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
- AbaNG
Distances from Kaduna
| Paris | 4,289 km | N (355°) |
| London | 4,609 km | N (353°) |
| Dubai | 5,291 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 5,672 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 6,992 km | WSW (237°) |
| Mumbai | 7,061 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 9,642 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,677 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,241 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,442 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,842 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,511 km | SE (131°) |
Cities near Kaduna
FAQ
What time is it in Kaduna right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kaduna (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kaduna in?
Kaduna runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kaduna observe daylight saving time?
Kaduna does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kaduna today?
Kaduna sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kaduna tonight?
The moon phase over Kaduna tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kaduna?
The antipode of Kaduna — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.53° S, 172.56° W. It falls on land, near Nukunonu, Tokelau, about 167 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kaduna?
Kaduna lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kaduna?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kaduna, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.