Right now, local time in Lau is 17:24 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lau ranks #38490 worldwide by population and #309 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 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 11h 35m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.2083° N, 11.2754° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Taraba State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 12,657 · #38490 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.21° S, 168.72° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 277 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:24 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lau today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 62.7° from north (ENE (63°))
Full prayer timetable for Lau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lau sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Lau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,487 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,096 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.21° N, 11.28° 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 | 08:24 | −9h |
| Chicago | 10:24 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 13:24 | −4h |
| London | 16:24 | −1h |
| Paris | 17:24 | same time |
| Moscow | 19:24 | +2h |
| Dubai | 20:24 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:54 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:24 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 00:24 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 01:24 | +8h |
| Sydney | 03:24 | +10h |
Best time to call Lau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lau local time:
Cities sharing Lau's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Lau
| Paris | 4,487 km | N (351°) |
| London | 4,817 km | N (350°) |
| Dubai | 4,976 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 5,665 km | NNE (19°) |
| Mumbai | 6,699 km | ENE (73°) |
| São Paulo | 7,268 km | WSW (239°) |
| Chicago | 10,052 km | NW (313°) |
| Singapore | 10,263 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,922 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 12,663 km | NE (44°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,845 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 15,096 km | SE (130°) |
Cities near Lau
FAQ
What time is it in Lau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lau (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Lau in?
Lau runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Lau observe daylight saving time?
Lau does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lau today?
Lau sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lau tonight?
The moon phase over Lau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lau?
The antipode of Lau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.21° S, 168.72° W. It falls on land, near Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 277 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lau?
Lau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lau, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.