Right now, local time in Akranes is 02:05 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Akranes ranks #54550 worldwide by population and #10 in Iceland.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 73m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day length
- 8h 07m
- Solar noon
- 13:13
- Daylight range
- 4h 01m (winter) – 21h 18m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Akranes — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 64.3218° N, 22.0749° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- West
- Country
- 🇮🇸 Iceland
- Population
- 7,411 · #54550 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Akranes through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 64.32° S, 157.93° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bluff, New Zealand, 2,071 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Akranes today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:23
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Dhuhr
- 13:13
- Asr
- 14:43
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 19:50
- Qibla direction
- 106.1° from north (ESE (106°))
Full prayer timetable for Akranes — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Akranes sits in the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 8h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 35 cities we cover in Iceland.
Akranes's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 1,906 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,598 km off. Its position on the globe is 64.32° N, 22.07° W, 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 | 19:05 | −7h |
| Chicago | 21:05 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 23:05 | −3h |
| London | 02:05 | same time |
| Paris | 03:05 | +1h |
| Moscow | 05:05 | +3h |
| Dubai | 06:05 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 07:35 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:05 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 10:05 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 11:05 | +9h |
| Sydney | 13:05 | +11h |
Best time to call Akranes
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Akranes local time:
Cities sharing Akranes's time zone
Other cities in Iceland
- Reykjavík02:05
- Kópavogur02:05
- Hafnarfjörður02:05
- Reykjanesbær02:05
- Akureyri02:05
- Keflavík02:05
- Mosfellsbær02:05
- Garðabær02:05
- Selfoss02:05
- Seltjarnarnes02:05
- Vestmannaeyjar02:05
- Norðurþing02:05
Distances from Akranes
| London | 1,906 km | SE (128°) |
| Paris | 2,250 km | SE (128°) |
| Moscow | 3,310 km | ENE (78°) |
| Chicago | 4,746 km | W (271°) |
| Dubai | 6,889 km | E (90°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,919 km | WNW (291°) |
| Mumbai | 8,342 km | ENE (77°) |
| Tokyo | 8,780 km | NNE (15°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,671 km | NE (40°) |
| São Paulo | 10,000 km | SSW (202°) |
| Singapore | 11,504 km | ENE (56°) |
| Sydney | 16,598 km | N (11°) |
Cities near Akranes
- Seltjarnarnes19 km · 02:05
- Álftanes25 km · 02:05
- Reykjavík22 km · 02:05
- Kópavogur25 km · 02:05
- Borgarnes25 km · 02:05
- Garðabær27 km · 02:05
- Hafnarfjörður29 km · 02:05
- Borgarnes28 km · 02:05
FAQ
What time is it in Akranes right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Akranes (Iceland), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Akranes in?
Akranes runs on the Atlantic/Reykjavik IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Akranes observe daylight saving time?
Akranes does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Akranes today?
Akranes sees sunrise at 09:09 and sunset at 17:16 today, giving 8h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Akranes tonight?
The moon phase over Akranes tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Akranes?
The antipode of Akranes — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 64.32° S, 157.93° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bluff, New Zealand, roughly 2,071 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Akranes?
Akranes lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Akranes?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Akranes, clocks run about 73 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.