Onitsha
Anambra, Nigeria
Sunday, 27th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Time zone
- Africa/LagosWAT
- Sunrise
- 6:21 am
- Sunset
- 6:26 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 5 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in Onitsha
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Onitsha has stayed on WAT (UTC+1) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Onitsha doing anything.
Onitsha time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 17:00 in Lagos, 9am to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Onitsha and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 2:13 pm | 14:13 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 3:13 pm | 15:13 | 7 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 4:13 pm | 16:13 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 5:13 pm | 17:13 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 5:13 pm | 17:13 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 6:13 pm | 18:13 | 4 hours behind |
| London BST | 10:13 pm | 22:13 | the same time |
| Paris CEST | 11:13 pm | 23:13 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 11:13 pm | 23:13 | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 11:13 pm | 23:13 | 1 hour ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 12:13 am Mon | 00:13 | 2 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 12:13 am Mon | 00:13 | 2 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 1:13 am Mon | 01:13 | 3 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 2:43 am Mon | 02:43 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 5:13 am Mon | 05:13 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 6:13 am Mon | 06:13 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 7:13 am Mon | 07:13 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 10:13 am Mon | 10:13 | 12 hours ahead |
About Onitsha
- Population
- 1553000
- Coordinates
- 6.150, 6.786
- Region
- Anambra, Nigeria
- IANA zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Solar noon
- 12:23 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Onitsha right now?
It is 10:13 pm (22:13 on a 24-hour clock) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Onitsha. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Onitsha in?
Onitsha uses the Africa/Lagos time zone, currently WAT (UTC+1). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like WAT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Onitsha on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Onitsha stays on WAT (UTC+1) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Onitsha today?
The sun rises at 6:21 am and sets at 6:26 pm today, giving 12 hours 5 minutes of daylight.
How many hours ahead is Onitsha of Los Angeles?
Onitsha is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 10:13 pm in Onitsha, it is 2:13 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Onitsha?
Onitsha is in Anambra, Nigeria, at 6.15° N, 6.79° E, with a population of about 1,553,000. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.