Right now, local time in Sapele is 02:09 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sapele ranks #1978 worldwide by population and #51 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 22m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sapele — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.8941° N, 5.6767° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Delta
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 305,000 · #1978 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sapele through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.89° S, 174.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 356 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:09 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sapele today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:25
- Qibla direction
- 61.5° from north (ENE (61°))
Full prayer timetable for Sapele — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sapele 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.
Sapele's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,788 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,298 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.89° N, 5.68° 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 | 17:09 | −9h |
| Chicago | 19:09 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:09 | −4h |
| London | 01:09 | −1h |
| Paris | 02:09 | same time |
| Moscow | 04:09 | +2h |
| Dubai | 05:09 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 06:39 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:09 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 09:09 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 10:09 | +8h |
| Sydney | 12:09 | +10h |
Best time to call Sapele
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sapele local time:
Cities sharing Sapele's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Sapele
| Paris | 4,788 km | N (357°) |
| London | 5,101 km | N (355°) |
| Dubai | 5,693 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,222 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 6,550 km | WSW (238°) |
| Mumbai | 7,399 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,843 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,892 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,636 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,646 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,354 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,298 km | SE (136°) |
Cities near Sapele
FAQ
What time is it in Sapele right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sapele (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sapele in?
Sapele runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sapele observe daylight saving time?
Sapele does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sapele today?
Sapele sees sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sapele tonight?
The moon phase over Sapele tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sapele?
The antipode of Sapele — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.89° S, 174.32° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 356 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sapele?
Sapele lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sapele?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sapele, clocks run about 22 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.