Banka in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.2752, 9.0987
- Region
- Benue State
- Country
- Nigeria, Africa
- Capital
- Abuja — 265 km away
- Same name
- 48 more places in the world share this name
Check the current local time in Banka, Benue State, Nigeria, which sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone (+1).
Banka, Nigeria
Friday, 6 November 2026
UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos
Local time in Banka
UTC+1 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Banka.
Sunrise 6:13 AM Solar noon 12:08 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 11 h 50 min Night 12 h 10 min Civil twilight 5:52 AM – 6:25 PM
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Sunrise today is 6:13 AM in Banka, with sunset at 6:04 PM. That works out to 11 h 50 min of light.
Mkar and Gboko are close to Banka and observe the same time.
Banka stands in Africa/Lagos, an offset of UTC+1 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving: No.