Right now, local time in Zaria is 21:33 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zaria ranks #585 worldwide by population and #14 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 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 11h 28m (winter) – 12h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zaria — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.1113° N, 7.7227° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kaduna State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 980,000 · #585 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zaria through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.11° S, 172.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 130 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:33 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zaria today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:14
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 67.4° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Zaria — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zaria sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Zaria's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,227 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,530 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.11° N, 7.72° 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 | 13:33 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −4h |
| London | 20:33 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:33 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +10h |
Best time to call Zaria
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zaria local time:
Cities sharing Zaria's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Zaria
| Paris | 4,227 km | N (354°) |
| London | 4,548 km | N (353°) |
| Dubai | 5,236 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,600 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 7,013 km | ENE (74°) |
| São Paulo | 7,053 km | WSW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,622 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,644 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,185 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,419 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,773 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,530 km | SE (130°) |
Cities near Zaria
FAQ
What time is it in Zaria right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zaria (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zaria in?
Zaria runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Zaria observe daylight saving time?
Zaria does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zaria today?
Zaria sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zaria tonight?
The moon phase over Zaria tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zaria?
The antipode of Zaria — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.11° S, 172.28° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 130 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zaria?
Zaria lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zaria?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zaria, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.