Right now, local time in Shaffa is 16:49 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shaffa ranks #59070 worldwide by population and #457 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 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 31m (winter) – 12h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shaffa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.5067° N, 12.3331° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Borno State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 6,508 · #59070 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shaffa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.51° S, 167.67° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 379 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:49 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shaffa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 64.1° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for Shaffa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shaffa sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Shaffa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,364 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,097 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.51° N, 12.33° 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 | 07:49 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:49 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:49 | −4h |
| London | 15:49 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:49 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:49 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:49 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:19 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:49 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:49 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:49 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:49 | +10h |
Best time to call Shaffa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shaffa local time:
Cities sharing Shaffa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Shaffa
| Paris | 4,364 km | N (350°) |
| London | 4,698 km | NNW (348°) |
| Dubai | 4,808 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 5,491 km | NNE (18°) |
| Mumbai | 6,548 km | ENE (74°) |
| São Paulo | 7,442 km | WSW (239°) |
| Chicago | 10,039 km | NW (313°) |
| Singapore | 10,143 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,757 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 12,478 km | NE (44°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,824 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 15,097 km | SE (128°) |
Cities near Shaffa
FAQ
What time is it in Shaffa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shaffa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shaffa in?
Shaffa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Shaffa observe daylight saving time?
Shaffa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shaffa today?
Shaffa sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shaffa tonight?
The moon phase over Shaffa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shaffa?
The antipode of Shaffa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.51° S, 167.67° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 379 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shaffa?
Shaffa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shaffa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shaffa, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.