Right now, local time in Kukawa is 21:19 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kukawa ranks #32426 worldwide by population and #253 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 ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day length
- 11h 39m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kukawa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.9247° N, 13.5662° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Borno State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 16,077 · #32426 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kukawa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.92° S, 166.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 363 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:19 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kukawa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 67.7° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Kukawa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kukawa sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Kukawa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,127 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,153 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.92° N, 13.57° 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 | 12:19 | −9h |
| Chicago | 14:19 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:19 | −4h |
| London | 20:19 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:19 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:19 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:19 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 01:49 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:19 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:19 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:19 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:19 | +10h |
Best time to call Kukawa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kukawa local time:
Cities sharing Kukawa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Kukawa
| Paris | 4,127 km | NNW (348°) |
| London | 4,464 km | NNW (347°) |
| Dubai | 4,573 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,194 km | NNE (18°) |
| Mumbai | 6,347 km | ENE (76°) |
| São Paulo | 7,697 km | WSW (238°) |
| Chicago | 9,954 km | NW (313°) |
| Singapore | 10,001 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,524 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 12,192 km | NE (44°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,721 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 15,153 km | SE (126°) |
Cities near Kukawa
FAQ
What time is it in Kukawa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kukawa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kukawa in?
Kukawa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kukawa observe daylight saving time?
Kukawa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kukawa today?
Kukawa sees sunrise at 06:00 and sunset at 17:40 today, giving 11h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kukawa tonight?
The moon phase over Kukawa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kukawa?
The antipode of Kukawa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.92° S, 166.43° W. It falls on land, near Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 363 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kukawa?
Kukawa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kukawa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kukawa, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.