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What time is it in Abuja?

16:41:28

Friday 13 November 2026

  • Abuja, Nigeria
  • Time zone UTC+01:00
  • No daylight saving time
  • Sunrise 06:22 · sunset 18:06

Time difference with Abuja

Abuja is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC all year round.

CityTimeCompared with Abuja
London United Kingdom 15:41 1 hour behind
New York United States 10:41 6 hours behind
Los Angeles United States 07:41 9 hours behind
Paris France 16:41 same time
Berlin Germany 16:41 same time
Dubai United Arab Emirates 19:41 3 hours ahead
New Delhi India 21:11 4 h 30 min ahead
Singapore Singapore 23:41 7 hours ahead
Hong Kong Hong Kong 23:41 7 hours ahead
Tokyo Japan 00:41 8 hours ahead
Sydney Australia 02:41 10 hours ahead
São Paulo Brazil 12:41 4 hours behind

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Daylight saving time in Abuja

Abuja does not change its clocks: UTC+01:00 all year round.

History of local time in Abuja

PeriodLegal time
since 1 September 1919UTC+1 all year round

Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Lagos. Daylight saving time around the world

Upcoming eclipses visible from Abuja

  • 6 February 2027 · solar eclipsepartial, at sunset
  • 2 August 2027 · solar eclipsepartial, 9 % of the Sun covered at 10:23
  • 12 January 2028 · partial lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 05:13
  • 6 July 2028 · partial lunar eclipsepartly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 19:19

All eclipses until 2035

Nearby places

Nearest time zone border: 667 km away, Tchamba (Togo) is 1 hour behind Abuja all year round.

PlaceDistance
Kuje35 km
Suleja37 km
Keffi48 km
Nasarawa62 km
Akwanga101 km
Lapai101 km
Kachia104 km
Kafanchan105 km

Day and night around the world

World map: where it is day and where it is night right now, with Abuja
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Sun and Moon in Abuja

Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
18:06
Day length
11 h 43 min
Tomorrow
no change
0 h6 h12 h18 h24 h 06:2218:06

Dawn 06:00, dusk 18:27, solar noon 12:14. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 35 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 39 min).

Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:09 (17 May 2027), latest at 06:51 (24 January 2027); earliest sunset at 18:05 (14 November 2026), latest at 18:54 (9 July 2027).

Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:47 · moonset 21:33 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar

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