Local time
Current time in Abuja
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Abuja at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
UTC offset
UTC+1
Coordinates
9.08°N · 7.40°E
Country
Nigeria 🇳🇬
Dialing code
+234
Language
English
City essentials
Abuja uses Africa/Lagos with a fixed offset all year. Comparing it with a daylight-saving city is simpler once you know the other side’s seasonal change.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Abuja
Local time in Abuja falls within the Africa/Lagos zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 9.1° in the northern hemisphere, Abuja's day length stays remarkably steady all year, with only small differences between summer and winter. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Abuja are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Abuja from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Abuja, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Abuja, Nigeria.
Country
Nigeria 🇳🇬
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Abuja in?
Abuja uses the Africa/Lagos time zone (UTC+1).
What is the UTC offset of Abuja?
Abuja is on UTC+1. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Abuja in?
Abuja is located in Nigeria.
How is the current time in Abuja calculated?
The clock for Abuja is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.