Right now, local time in Karkarna is 22:21 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karkarna 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karkarna — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.7665° N, 8.5098° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jigawa State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karkarna through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.77° S, 171.49° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Faleula, Samoa, about 120 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:21 GMT+13 (Pacific/Apia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karkarna today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:07
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:30
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 69.5° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Karkarna — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karkarna 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.
Karkarna's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,053 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,580 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.77° N, 8.51° 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 | 13:21 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:21 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 18:21 | −4h |
| London | 21:21 | −1h |
| Paris | 22:21 | same time |
| Moscow | 00:21 | +2h |
| Dubai | 01:21 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:51 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:21 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 05:21 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 06:21 | +8h |
| Sydney | 08:21 | +10h |
Best time to call Karkarna
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karkarna local time:
Cities sharing Karkarna's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Karkarna
| Paris | 4,053 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,378 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,084 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,397 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 6,882 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,227 km | SW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,562 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,550 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,029 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,352 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 12,578 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,580 km | SE (128°) |
Cities near Karkarna
FAQ
What time is it in Karkarna right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karkarna (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Karkarna in?
Karkarna runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Karkarna observe daylight saving time?
Karkarna does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karkarna today?
Karkarna sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karkarna tonight?
The moon phase over Karkarna tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karkarna?
The antipode of Karkarna — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.77° S, 171.49° W. It falls on land, near Faleula, Samoa, about 120 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karkarna?
Karkarna lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karkarna?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karkarna, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.