Right now, local time in Kankia is 03:07 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kankia ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #486 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
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 11h 23m (winter) – 12h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kankia — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.5464° N, 7.8225° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Katsina State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kankia through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.55° S, 172.18° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Safotu, Samoa, about 104 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:07 GMT+13 (Pacific/Apia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kankia today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 69.4° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Kankia — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kankia sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Kankia's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,069 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,623 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.55° N, 7.82° 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 | 18:07 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:07 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 23:07 | −4h |
| London | 02:07 | −1h |
| Paris | 03:07 | same time |
| Moscow | 05:07 | +2h |
| Dubai | 06:07 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 07:37 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:07 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 10:07 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 11:07 | +8h |
| Sydney | 13:07 | +10h |
Best time to call Kankia
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kankia local time:
Cities sharing Kankia's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Kankia
| Paris | 4,069 km | N (354°) |
| London | 4,391 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,162 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,447 km | NNE (22°) |
| Mumbai | 6,960 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,151 km | SW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,523 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,625 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,107 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,316 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,646 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,623 km | SE (129°) |
Cities near Kankia
FAQ
What time is it in Kankia right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kankia (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kankia in?
Kankia runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kankia observe daylight saving time?
Kankia does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kankia today?
Kankia sees sunrise at 06:23 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kankia tonight?
The moon phase over Kankia tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kankia?
The antipode of Kankia — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.55° S, 172.18° W. It falls on land, near Safotu, Samoa, about 104 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kankia?
Kankia lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kankia?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kankia, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.