Right now, local time in Lokoja is 09:48 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lokoja ranks #10315 worldwide by population and #167 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 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 11h 40m (winter) – 12h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lokoja — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.7969° N, 6.7405° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kogi State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 60,579 · #10315 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lokoja through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.80° S, 173.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 116 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:48 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lokoja today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:38
- Maghrib
- 18:12
- Isha
- 19:19
- Qibla direction
- 63.3° from north (ENE (63°))
Full prayer timetable for Lokoja — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lokoja sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Lokoja's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,585 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,363 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.80° N, 6.74° 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 | 01:48 | −8h |
| Chicago | 02:48 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 05:48 | −4h |
| London | 08:48 | −1h |
| Paris | 09:48 | same time |
| Moscow | 11:48 | +2h |
| Dubai | 12:48 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 14:18 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:48 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 16:48 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 17:48 | +8h |
| Sydney | 19:48 | +10h |
Best time to call Lokoja
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lokoja local time:
Cities sharing Lokoja's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Lokoja
| Paris | 4,585 km | N (356°) |
| London | 4,901 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 5,492 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 5,982 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 6,762 km | WSW (237°) |
| Mumbai | 7,222 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 9,789 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,767 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,440 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,592 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,118 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,363 km | SE (134°) |
Cities near Lokoja
FAQ
What time is it in Lokoja right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lokoja (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Lokoja in?
Lokoja runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Lokoja observe daylight saving time?
Lokoja does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lokoja today?
Lokoja sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lokoja tonight?
The moon phase over Lokoja tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lokoja?
The antipode of Lokoja — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.80° S, 173.26° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 116 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lokoja?
Lokoja lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lokoja?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lokoja, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.