Time in Abuja, Nigeria | Abuja Now
Thursday, 22 October 2026
WAT (UTC+01:00)
Time zone information for Abuja
UTC +1
West Africa Time (WAT) , currently 6 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Abuja does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Abuja is always 6 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Abuja is
Africa/Lagos.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Abuja
- ▪Sunrise: 06:18
- ▪Sunset: 18:10
- ▪Day length: 11h 52m
- ▪Solar noon: 12:14
- ▪Current time in Abuja is currently 14 minutes ahead of solar time.
Abuja on map
- ▪Location: FCT, Nigeria
- ▪Latitude: 9,06. Longitude: 7,50
- ▪Population: 2,690,000
- ▪Elevation: 476 m
Time difference
from Abuja
Sun cycle
Sunrise 06:18
Solar noon 12:14Sunset 18:10
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
Africa/Lagos- Abbreviation
- WAT
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1792662737
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Night length
- 12h 07m
- Civil twilight
- 05:56 – 18:31
Geography & country
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region / State
- FCT
- Coordinates
- 9.058°, 7.495°
- Elevation
- 476 m
- Population
- 2,690,000
- Classification
- Capital city
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