Current Local Time in Abuja
Nigeria Africa/Lagos WAT UTC+1 No clock change
12:29:43 PM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+1 (+01:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+1
Same on every date
Abbreviation
WAT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Abuja never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Africa/Lagos
Nigeria · Africa
Abuja time zone
Because Nigeria does not operate daylight saving time in Africa/Lagos, Abuja sits at UTC+1 (WAT) on every date of 2026. Scheduling across this zone is stable year-round.
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+1 (WAT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 1:00 PM in January · 1:00 PM in July
Clock changes in Abuja, 2026–2028
Full record for Abuja → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Abuja stays on UTC+1 (WAT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Abuja
Computed for 9.0765°, 7.3986° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
6:51 PM
Day length
12h 30m
−0m 22s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:36 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 5:07 AM | 8:05 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 5:33 AM | 7:39 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:59 AM | 7:14 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:21 AM | 6:51 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Abuja runs from about 11h 36m at the shortest day to 12h 39m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:39 PM
- Moonset
- 9:18 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 5:19 AM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 6:38 PM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Abuja
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Time difference between Abuja and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | −5h | Varies: −5h / −6h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | −4h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | ±0h | Varies: ±0h / −1h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | +2h | Varies: +2h / +1h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | +2h | Varies: +2h / +1h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | +4:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +9h | Varies: +10h / +9h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −8h | Varies: −8h / −9h |
Abuja at a glance
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Africa
- Coordinates
- 9.0765° N, 7.3986° E
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Currency
- NGN
- Language
- English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Preguntas frecuentes
What time is it in Abuja right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Abuja, Nigeria, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Africa/Lagos time zone rules. Abuja currently runs at UTC+1 (WAT) all year round.
What time zone is Abuja in?
The IANA identifier for Abuja is Africa/Lagos. Its abbreviation is WAT all year.
What is the UTC offset in Abuja?
Abuja stays at UTC+1 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Abuja observe daylight saving time?
No. Abuja does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+1 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Abuja and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 5 hours behind Abuja. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 6 hours (New York behind Abuja) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Abuja and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 4 hours behind Abuja on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Abuja and London?
For most of 2026, the two cities show the same clock time. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 1 hour (London behind Abuja) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Abuja?
Day length in Abuja ranges from about 11h 36m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 39m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 9.08°, longitude 7.40°.