Current Time in Zaria, Nigeria 🇳🇬
Lat/Long: 11.11° N, 7.72° E
State: Kaduna State
Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria
IANA Timezone: Africa/Lagos
Timezone: WAT
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Nigeria: WAT
Time now in other cities in Nigeria:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Zaria
Sunrise
in Zaria
↑
6:05 AM
Sunset
in Zaria
↓
6:50 PM
Day Length
12h 45m
Dawn
in Zaria
5:42 AM
Dusk
in Zaria
7:14 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Zaria
Current Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
47.8%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 01:00
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 13:22
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FAQ — Time in Zaria
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 16:23:07 in Zaria, Nigeria. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Zaria uses Africa/Lagos (WAT) — UTC+01:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Lagos, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Zaria does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Lagos (WAT) — UTC+01:00 year-round.
Zaria is currently +01:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Zaria's local time, use our time calculator.
Nigeria has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.