Right now, local time in Akkuş is 16:45 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Akkuş ranks #44527 worldwide by population and #568 in Turkey.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Day length
- 10h 25m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 9h 15m (winter) – 15h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Akkuş — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Akkuş through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.79° S, 142.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 2,103 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Akkuş today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 17:27
- Isha
- 18:55
- Qibla direction
- 172.1° from north (S (172°))
Full prayer timetable for Akkuş — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Akkuş sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 25m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Akkuş's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,665 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,282 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.79° N, 37.02° 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 | 05:45 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:45 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:45 | −6h |
| London | 13:45 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:45 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:45 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:45 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:15 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:45 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:45 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:45 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:45 | +8h |
Best time to call Akkuş
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Akkuş local time:
Cities sharing Akkuş's time zone
Distances from Akkuş
| Moscow | 1,665 km | N (1°) |
| Dubai | 2,417 km | SE (130°) |
| Paris | 2,849 km | WNW (300°) |
| London | 3,059 km | NW (306°) |
| Mumbai | 4,172 km | ESE (115°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,359 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 7,976 km | ESE (105°) |
| Tokyo | 8,422 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 9,269 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 11,188 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,316 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 14,282 km | ESE (105°) |
Cities near Akkuş
FAQ
What time is it in Akkuş right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Akkuş (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Akkuş in?
Akkuş runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Akkuş observe daylight saving time?
Akkuş does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Akkuş today?
Akkuş sees sunrise at 07:04 and sunset at 17:29 today, giving 10h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Akkuş tonight?
The moon phase over Akkuş tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Akkuş?
The antipode of Akkuş — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.79° S, 142.98° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 2,103 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Akkuş?
Akkuş lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Akkuş?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Akkuş, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.