Right now, local time in Shanga is 15:38 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shanga ranks #54300 worldwide by population and #427 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day length
- 11h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 28m (winter) – 12h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shanga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.2137° N, 4.5794° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kebbi
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 7,471 · #54300 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shanga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.21° S, 175.42° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 244 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:38 GMT+12 (Pacific/Wallis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shanga today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:46
- Maghrib
- 18:17
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 68.6° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Shanga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shanga sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Shanga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,191 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,795 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.21° N, 4.58° 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 | 06:38 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:38 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:38 | −4h |
| London | 14:38 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:38 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:38 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:38 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:08 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:38 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:38 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:38 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:38 | +10h |
Best time to call Shanga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shanga local time:
Cities sharing Shanga's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Shanga
| Paris | 4,191 km | N (358°) |
| London | 4,501 km | N (355°) |
| Dubai | 5,544 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,719 km | NNE (23°) |
| São Paulo | 6,777 km | SW (235°) |
| Mumbai | 7,340 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 9,359 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,985 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,489 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,161 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 12,988 km | NE (40°) |
| Sydney | 15,795 km | SE (132°) |
Cities near Shanga
FAQ
What time is it in Shanga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shanga (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shanga in?
Shanga runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Shanga observe daylight saving time?
Shanga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shanga today?
Shanga sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 18:18 today, giving 11h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shanga tonight?
The moon phase over Shanga tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shanga?
The antipode of Shanga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.21° S, 175.42° W. It falls on land, near Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 244 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shanga?
Shanga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shanga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shanga, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.