Time in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Sunday, 1 November 2026
What time is it in Port Harcourt? It is on Sunday, 1 November 2026.
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Port Harcourt time zone
- Time zone
- West Africa Standard Time (WAT)
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Week number
- 44
Daylight saving time in Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt does not observe daylight saving time. The time is UTC+1 all year round.
Sunrise and sunset in Port Harcourt today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Golden hour
- 06:03–06:45 and 17:45–18:27
- Day length
- 11 h 57 min (14 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 05:55–06:16 and 18:14–18:35
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 6 February 202772% of the Sun covered, maximum at 18:40, at sunset
Moon in Port Harcourt today
Last quarter
Illumination: 60%
- Moonrise
- none today
- Moonset
- 12:20
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 15:53
- Next new moon
- Monday, 9 November 2026, 08:02
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 12 January 2028Maximum at 05:13
About Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt is the administrative centre of Rivers State, Nigeria. The time zone of Port Harcourt is WAT (UTC+1). It is 479 km from Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. As of 2022, the population of Port Harcourt is 3,325,000.
- Coordinates
- 4°46′39″N 7°00′48″E
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Region
- Rivers State
- District
- Port-Harcourt
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 3,325,000 (2022)
- Distance to Abuja
- 479 km
Where is Port Harcourt
Places near Port Harcourt
Time in other cities in Nigeria
Time difference from Port Harcourt
+ means the time there is ahead of Port Harcourt, − that it is behind.
- Los Angeles USA −8 hours
- Mexico City Mexico −7 hours
- Chicago USA −6 hours
- New York USA −5 hours
- Toronto Canada −5 hours
- São Paulo Brazil −4 hours
- London UK −1 hour
- Berlin Germany same time
- Paris France same time
- Cairo Egypt +1 hour
- Istanbul Turkey +2 hours
- Moscow Russia +2 hours
- Dubai UAE +3 hours
- Mumbai India +4.5 hours
- Beijing China +7 hours
- Hong Kong +7 hours
- Singapore +7 hours
- Seoul South Korea +8 hours
- Tokyo Japan +8 hours
- Sydney Australia +10 hours
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Port Harcourt in?
Port Harcourt is in the WAT time zone (Africa/Lagos), UTC+1.
Does Port Harcourt observe daylight saving time?
No. Port Harcourt stays on UTC+1 all year round.
What is the UTC offset in Port Harcourt?
The current UTC offset in Port Harcourt is UTC+1.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The time in Port Harcourt is currently UTC+1.
What time is sunrise in Port Harcourt today?
Today the sun rises in Port Harcourt at 06:16 and sets at 18:14.
How far is Port Harcourt from Abuja?
Port Harcourt is 479 km from Abuja in a straight line.