Right now, local time in Yelwa is 14:14 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yelwa ranks #37355 worldwide by population and #296 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 · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yelwa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.8333° N, 9.6333° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Plateau State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 13,234 · #37355 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yelwa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.83° S, 170.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 114 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:14 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yelwa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:59
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 63.1° from north (ENE (63°))
Full prayer timetable for Yelwa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yelwa 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.
Yelwa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,502 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,206 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.83° N, 9.63° 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 | 05:14 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:14 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:14 | −4h |
| London | 13:14 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:14 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:14 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:14 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:44 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:14 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:14 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:14 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:14 | +10h |
Best time to call Yelwa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yelwa local time:
Cities sharing Yelwa's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Yelwa
| Paris | 4,502 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,829 km | N (351°) |
| Dubai | 5,156 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 5,764 km | NNE (20°) |
| Mumbai | 6,884 km | ENE (73°) |
| São Paulo | 7,093 km | WSW (238°) |
| Chicago | 9,947 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,444 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,103 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,746 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,817 km | NE (43°) |
| Sydney | 15,206 km | SE (131°) |
Cities near Yelwa
FAQ
What time is it in Yelwa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yelwa (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Yelwa in?
Yelwa runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Yelwa observe daylight saving time?
Yelwa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yelwa today?
Yelwa sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yelwa tonight?
The moon phase over Yelwa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yelwa?
The antipode of Yelwa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.83° S, 170.37° W. It falls on land, near Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 114 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yelwa?
Yelwa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yelwa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yelwa, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.