Right now, local time in Orlu is 19:09 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Orlu ranks #47160 worldwide by population and #374 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Day length
- 11h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 58% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Orlu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.7957° N, 7.0351° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Imo State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 9,351 · #47160 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Orlu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.80° S, 172.96° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 309 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:09 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Orlu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:07
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:37
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 60.6° from north (ENE (61°))
Full prayer timetable for Orlu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Orlu sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Orlu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,809 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,184 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.80° N, 7.04° 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 | 10:09 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:09 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 15:09 | −4h |
| London | 18:09 | −1h |
| Paris | 19:09 | same time |
| Moscow | 21:09 | +2h |
| Dubai | 22:09 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:39 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:09 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 02:09 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 03:09 | +8h |
| Sydney | 05:09 | +10h |
Best time to call Orlu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Orlu local time:
Cities sharing Orlu's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Orlu
| Paris | 4,809 km | N (356°) |
| London | 5,126 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 5,566 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,179 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 6,671 km | WSW (239°) |
| Mumbai | 7,259 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,962 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,743 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,504 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,766 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,260 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,184 km | SE (135°) |
Cities near Orlu
FAQ
What time is it in Orlu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Orlu (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Orlu in?
Orlu runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Orlu observe daylight saving time?
Orlu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Orlu today?
Orlu sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 18:14 today, giving 11h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Orlu tonight?
The moon phase over Orlu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 58.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Orlu?
The antipode of Orlu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.80° S, 172.96° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 309 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Orlu?
Orlu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Orlu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Orlu, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.