Right now, local time in Onitsha is 21:31 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Onitsha ranks #311 worldwide by population and #8 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
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 11h 56m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 11h 46m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Onitsha — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.1498° N, 6.7857° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Anambra
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 1,553,000 · #311 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Onitsha through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.15° S, 173.21° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 277 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:31 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Onitsha today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:37
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:21
- Qibla direction
- 61.2° from north (ENE (61°))
Full prayer timetable for Onitsha — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Onitsha sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 56m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Onitsha's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,768 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,232 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.15° N, 6.79° 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 | 13:31 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −4h |
| London | 20:31 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:31 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:31 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +10h |
Best time to call Onitsha
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Onitsha local time:
Cities sharing Onitsha's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- AbaNG
Distances from Onitsha
| Paris | 4,768 km | N (356°) |
| London | 5,084 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 5,572 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,152 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 6,669 km | WSW (238°) |
| Mumbai | 7,273 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,915 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,769 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,513 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,719 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,250 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,232 km | SE (135°) |
Cities near Onitsha
FAQ
What time is it in Onitsha right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Onitsha (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Onitsha in?
Onitsha runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Onitsha observe daylight saving time?
Onitsha does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Onitsha today?
Onitsha sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 11h 56m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Onitsha tonight?
The moon phase over Onitsha tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Onitsha?
The antipode of Onitsha — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.15° S, 173.21° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, 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 Onitsha?
Onitsha lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Onitsha?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Onitsha, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.