Right now, local time in Ota is 15:28 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ota ranks #2433 worldwide by population and #55 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 44m (winter) – 12h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ota — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.6887° N, 3.2320° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Ogun State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 251,546 · #2433 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ota through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.69° S, 176.77° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, 512 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ota today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:32
- Asr
- 15:52
- Maghrib
- 18:27
- Isha
- 19:34
- Qibla direction
- 63.6° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for Ota — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ota sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Ota's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,690 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,548 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.69° N, 3.23° 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 | 07:28 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:28 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:28 | −4h |
| London | 14:28 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:28 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:28 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:28 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:58 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:28 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:28 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:28 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:28 | +10h |
Best time to call Ota
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ota local time:
Cities sharing Ota's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Ota
| Paris | 4,690 km | N (359°) |
| London | 4,994 km | N (357°) |
| Dubai | 5,893 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,240 km | NNE (23°) |
| São Paulo | 6,370 km | WSW (236°) |
| Mumbai | 7,628 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,583 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 11,159 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,843 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,384 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,467 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,548 km | SE (137°) |
Cities near Ota
FAQ
What time is it in Ota right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ota (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ota in?
Ota runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ota observe daylight saving time?
Ota does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ota today?
Ota sees sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 18:28 today, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ota tonight?
The moon phase over Ota tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ota?
The antipode of Ota — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.69° S, 176.77° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atafu Village, Tokelau, roughly 512 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ota?
Ota lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ota?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ota, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.