Right now, local time in Kankara is 16:17 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kankara ranks #46363 worldwide by population and #368 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 11h 25m (winter) – 12h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kankara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.9311° N, 7.4112° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Katsina State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 9,609 · #46363 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kankara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.93° S, 172.59° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Safotu, Samoa, about 170 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:17 GMT+13 (Pacific/Apia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kankara today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:11
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 68.7° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Kankara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kankara sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Kankara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,133 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,614 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.93° N, 7.41° 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 | 07:17 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:17 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:17 | −4h |
| London | 15:17 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:17 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:17 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:17 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:47 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:17 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:17 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:17 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:17 | +10h |
Best time to call Kankara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kankara local time:
Cities sharing Kankara's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Kankara
| Paris | 4,133 km | N (354°) |
| London | 4,453 km | N (353°) |
| Dubai | 5,230 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,528 km | NNE (22°) |
| Mumbai | 7,022 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,076 km | SW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,536 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,673 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,177 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,331 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,727 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,614 km | SE (130°) |
Cities near Kankara
FAQ
What time is it in Kankara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kankara (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kankara in?
Kankara runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kankara observe daylight saving time?
Kankara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kankara today?
Kankara sees sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kankara tonight?
The moon phase over Kankara tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kankara?
The antipode of Kankara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.93° S, 172.59° W. It falls on land, near Safotu, Samoa, about 170 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kankara?
Kankara lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kankara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kankara, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.