Right now, local time in Takai is 15:38 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Takai ranks #43038 worldwide by population and #349 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 27m (winter) – 12h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Takai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.5757° N, 9.1088° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kano State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 10,748 · #43038 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Takai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.58° S, 170.89° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 62 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:38 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Takai today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 67.5° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Takai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Takai sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Takai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,193 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,446 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.58° N, 9.11° 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 Takai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Takai local time:
Cities sharing Takai's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Takai
| Paris | 4,193 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,518 km | N (351°) |
| Dubai | 5,077 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,497 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 6,854 km | ENE (74°) |
| São Paulo | 7,208 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,699 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,490 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,027 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,491 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 12,633 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,446 km | SE (129°) |
Cities near Takai
FAQ
What time is it in Takai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Takai (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Takai in?
Takai runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Takai observe daylight saving time?
Takai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Takai today?
Takai sees sunrise at 06:17 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Takai tonight?
The moon phase over Takai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Takai?
The antipode of Takai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.58° S, 170.89° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 62 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Takai?
Takai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Takai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Takai, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.