Right now, local time in Mokwa is 02:11 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mokwa ranks #26273 worldwide by population and #219 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 24m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Daylight range
- 11h 35m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mokwa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.2948° N, 5.0541° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Niger State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 21,128 · #26273 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mokwa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.29° S, 174.95° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 280 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:11 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mokwa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:17
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 65.9° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Mokwa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mokwa sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Mokwa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,407 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,612 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.29° N, 5.05° 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 | 17:11 | −9h |
| Chicago | 19:11 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:11 | −4h |
| London | 01:11 | −1h |
| Paris | 02:11 | same time |
| Moscow | 04:11 | +2h |
| Dubai | 05:11 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 06:41 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:11 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 09:11 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 10:11 | +8h |
| Sydney | 12:11 | +10h |
Best time to call Mokwa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mokwa local time:
Cities sharing Mokwa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Mokwa
| Paris | 4,407 km | N (357°) |
| London | 4,718 km | N (355°) |
| Dubai | 5,586 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 5,896 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 6,698 km | SW (236°) |
| Mumbai | 7,350 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 9,539 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,945 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,536 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,343 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,117 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,612 km | SE (133°) |
Cities near Mokwa
FAQ
What time is it in Mokwa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mokwa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mokwa in?
Mokwa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Mokwa observe daylight saving time?
Mokwa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mokwa today?
Mokwa sees sunrise at 06:31 and sunset at 18:18 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mokwa tonight?
The moon phase over Mokwa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mokwa?
The antipode of Mokwa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.29° S, 174.95° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 280 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mokwa?
Mokwa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mokwa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mokwa, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.