Right now, local time in Zinder is 14:03 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zinder ranks #1891 worldwide by population and #3 in Niger.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Niamey 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
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 19m (winter) – 12h 56m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zinder — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.8072° N, 8.9881° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Zinder Region
- Country
- 🇳🇪 Niger
- Population
- 318,874 · #1891 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zinder through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.81° S, 171.01° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Samamea, Samoa, about 58 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:03 GMT+13 (Pacific/Apia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zinder today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 71.0° from north (ENE (71°))
Full prayer timetable for Zinder — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zinder sits in the Africa/Niamey time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 74 cities we cover in Niger.
Zinder's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,945 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,610 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.81° N, 8.99° 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 | 05:03 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:03 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:03 | −4h |
| London | 13:03 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:03 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:03 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:03 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:33 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:03 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:03 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:03 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:03 | +10h |
Best time to call Zinder
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zinder local time:
Cities sharing Zinder's time zone
Distances from Zinder
| Paris | 3,945 km | N (352°) |
| London | 4,271 km | N (351°) |
| Dubai | 4,991 km | ENE (68°) |
| Moscow | 5,271 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 6,803 km | ENE (76°) |
| São Paulo | 7,335 km | SW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,523 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,493 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,932 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,307 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 12,457 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,610 km | SE (127°) |
Cities near Zinder
FAQ
What time is it in Zinder right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zinder (Niger), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Zinder in?
Zinder runs on the Africa/Niamey IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Zinder observe daylight saving time?
Zinder does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zinder today?
Zinder sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zinder tonight?
The moon phase over Zinder tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zinder?
The antipode of Zinder — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.81° S, 171.01° W. It falls on land, near Samamea, Samoa, about 58 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zinder?
Zinder lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zinder?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zinder, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.