Right now, local time in Sankera is 21:18 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sankera ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #486 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sankera — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.5353° N, 9.6522° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Benue State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sankera through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.54° S, 170.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 228 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:18 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sankera today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 61.3° from north (ENE (61°))
Full prayer timetable for Sankera — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sankera sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Sankera's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,646 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,108 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.54° N, 9.65° 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 | 12:18 | −9h |
| Chicago | 14:18 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:18 | −4h |
| London | 20:18 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:18 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:18 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:18 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 01:48 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:18 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:18 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:18 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:18 | +10h |
Best time to call Sankera
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sankera local time:
Cities sharing Sankera's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Sankera
| Paris | 4,646 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,972 km | N (351°) |
| Dubai | 5,220 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 5,899 km | NNE (19°) |
| Mumbai | 6,925 km | ENE (72°) |
| São Paulo | 7,019 km | WSW (239°) |
| Chicago | 10,046 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,447 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,161 km | ENE (66°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,847 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,920 km | NE (44°) |
| Sydney | 15,108 km | SE (132°) |
Cities near Sankera
FAQ
What time is it in Sankera right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sankera (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sankera in?
Sankera runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sankera observe daylight saving time?
Sankera does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sankera today?
Sankera sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sankera tonight?
The moon phase over Sankera tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sankera?
The antipode of Sankera — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.54° S, 170.35° W. It falls on land, near Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 228 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sankera?
Sankera lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sankera?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sankera, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.