Right now, local time in Shendam is 16:16 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shendam 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
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shendam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.8787° N, 9.5346° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Plateau State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shendam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.88° S, 170.47° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 103 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:16 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shendam today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 63.2° from north (ENE (63°))
Full prayer timetable for Shendam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shendam sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Shendam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,496 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,217 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.88° N, 9.53° 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 | 07:16 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:16 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:16 | −4h |
| London | 15:16 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:16 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:16 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:16 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:46 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:16 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:16 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:16 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:16 | +10h |
Best time to call Shendam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shendam local time:
Cities sharing Shendam's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Shendam
| Paris | 4,496 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,822 km | N (351°) |
| Dubai | 5,163 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 5,763 km | NNE (20°) |
| Mumbai | 6,893 km | ENE (73°) |
| São Paulo | 7,086 km | WSW (238°) |
| Chicago | 9,936 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,455 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,111 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,734 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,821 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,217 km | SE (131°) |
Cities near Shendam
FAQ
What time is it in Shendam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shendam (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shendam in?
Shendam runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Shendam observe daylight saving time?
Shendam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shendam today?
Shendam sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shendam tonight?
The moon phase over Shendam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shendam?
The antipode of Shendam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.88° S, 170.47° W. It falls on land, near Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 103 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shendam?
Shendam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shendam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shendam, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.