Right now, local time in Port Harcourt is 12:09 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Port Harcourt ranks #205 worldwide by population and #5 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 11h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 51m (winter) – 12h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 51% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Port Harcourt — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.7774° N, 7.0134° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rivers State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 2,120,000 · #205 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Port Harcourt through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.78° S, 172.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 422 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:09 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Port Harcourt today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:37
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:21
- Qibla direction
- 59.4° from north (ENE (59°))
Full prayer timetable for Port Harcourt — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Port Harcourt sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Port Harcourt's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,922 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,105 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.78° N, 7.01° 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 | 03:09 | −9h |
| Chicago | 05:09 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 08:09 | −4h |
| London | 11:09 | −1h |
| Paris | 12:09 | same time |
| Moscow | 14:09 | +2h |
| Dubai | 15:09 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 16:39 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:09 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 19:09 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 20:09 | +8h |
| Sydney | 22:09 | +10h |
Best time to call Port Harcourt
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Port Harcourt local time:
Cities sharing Port Harcourt's time zone
Distances from Port Harcourt
| Paris | 4,922 km | N (356°) |
| London | 5,238 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 5,622 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,286 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 6,611 km | WSW (239°) |
| Mumbai | 7,298 km | ENE (71°) |
| Chicago | 10,036 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,749 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,554 km | ENE (66°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,839 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,344 km | NE (44°) |
| Sydney | 15,105 km | SE (136°) |
Cities near Port Harcourt
FAQ
What time is it in Port Harcourt right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Port Harcourt (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Port Harcourt in?
Port Harcourt runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Port Harcourt observe daylight saving time?
Port Harcourt does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Port Harcourt today?
Port Harcourt sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 11h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Port Harcourt tonight?
The moon phase over Port Harcourt tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Port Harcourt?
The antipode of Port Harcourt — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.78° S, 172.99° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 422 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Port Harcourt?
Port Harcourt lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Port Harcourt?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Port Harcourt, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.