Right now, local time in Kauru is 15:32 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kauru 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 11h 30m (winter) – 12h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kauru — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.5760° N, 8.1510° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kaduna State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kauru through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.58° S, 171.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 99 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:32 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kauru today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:07
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 66.4° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Kauru — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kauru sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Kauru's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,291 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,455 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.58° N, 8.15° 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 | 06:32 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:32 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:32 | −4h |
| London | 14:32 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:32 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:32 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:32 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:02 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:32 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:32 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:32 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:32 | +10h |
Best time to call Kauru
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kauru local time:
Cities sharing Kauru's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Kauru
| Paris | 4,291 km | N (354°) |
| London | 4,613 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,218 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 5,638 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 6,985 km | ENE (74°) |
| São Paulo | 7,060 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,696 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,599 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,169 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,494 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,786 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,455 km | SE (130°) |
Cities near Kauru
FAQ
What time is it in Kauru right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kauru (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kauru in?
Kauru runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kauru observe daylight saving time?
Kauru does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kauru today?
Kauru sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kauru tonight?
The moon phase over Kauru tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kauru?
The antipode of Kauru — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.58° S, 171.85° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 99 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kauru?
Kauru lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kauru?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kauru, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.