Right now, local time in Okene is 15:48 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Okene ranks #1263 worldwide by population and #30 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Okene — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.5512° N, 6.2359° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kogi State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 479,178 · #1263 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Okene through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.55° S, 173.76° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 176 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:48 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Okene today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 18:15
- Isha
- 19:22
- Qibla direction
- 63.2° from north (ENE (63°))
Full prayer timetable for Okene — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Okene sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Okene's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,608 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,384 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.55° N, 6.24° 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 | 07:48 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:48 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:48 | −4h |
| London | 14:48 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:48 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:48 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:48 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:18 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:48 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:48 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:48 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:48 | +10h |
Best time to call Okene
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Okene local time:
Cities sharing Okene's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Okene
| Paris | 4,608 km | N (356°) |
| London | 4,923 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 5,554 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,028 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 6,700 km | WSW (237°) |
| Mumbai | 7,283 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,766 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,823 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,502 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,569 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,176 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,384 km | SE (134°) |
Cities near Okene
FAQ
What time is it in Okene right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Okene (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Okene in?
Okene runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Okene observe daylight saving time?
Okene does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Okene today?
Okene sees sunrise at 06:23 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Okene tonight?
The moon phase over Okene tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Okene?
The antipode of Okene — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.55° S, 173.76° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 176 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Okene?
Okene lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Okene?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Okene, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.