Right now, local time in Afis is 18:13 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Afis ranks #59962 worldwide by population and #111 in Syria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 10h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 9h 43m (winter) – 14h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Afis — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Afis through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.91° S, 143.20° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,628 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Afis today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 168.9° from north (S (169°))
Full prayer timetable for Afis — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Afis sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Afis's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,124 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,145 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.91° N, 36.80° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 07:13 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:13 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:13 | −6h |
| London | 15:13 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:13 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:13 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:13 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:43 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:13 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:13 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:13 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:13 | +8h |
Best time to call Afis
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Afis local time:
Cities sharing Afis's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo18:13
- Damascus18:13
- Homs18:13
- Latakia18:13
- Ar Raqqah18:13
- Ḩamāh18:13
- Ţarţūs18:13
- Al Ḩasakah18:13
- Deir ez-Zor18:13
- Al Qāmishlī18:13
- Al Bāb18:13
- Idlib18:13
Distances from Afis
| Dubai | 2,124 km | ESE (119°) |
| Moscow | 2,208 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 3,139 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 3,387 km | NW (312°) |
| Mumbai | 3,990 km | ESE (108°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,479 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 7,865 km | ESE (103°) |
| Tokyo | 8,754 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,686 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,963 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,816 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 14,145 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Afis
FAQ
What time is it in Afis right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Afis (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Afis in?
Afis runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Afis observe daylight saving time?
Afis does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Afis today?
Afis sees sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 10h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Afis tonight?
The moon phase over Afis tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Afis?
The antipode of Afis — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.91° S, 143.20° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,628 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Afis?
Afis lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Afis?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Afis, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.