Right now, local time in Al Ba‘āj is 13:56 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Al Ba‘āj ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #119 in Iraq.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Al Ba‘āj — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Al Ba‘āj through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.04° S, 138.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,472 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Al Ba‘āj today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:19
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 186.9° from north (S (187°))
Full prayer timetable for Al Ba‘āj — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Al Ba‘āj sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Al Ba‘āj's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,765 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,733 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.04° N, 41.72° 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 | 03:56 | −10h |
| Chicago | 05:56 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 07:56 | −6h |
| London | 10:56 | −3h |
| Paris | 11:56 | −2h |
| Moscow | 13:56 | same time |
| Dubai | 14:56 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 16:26 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:56 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 18:56 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 19:56 | +6h |
| Sydney | 21:56 | +8h |
Best time to call Al Ba‘āj
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Al Ba‘āj local time:
Cities sharing Al Ba‘āj's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad13:56
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah13:56
- Mosul13:56
- Erbil13:56
- Basrah13:56
- Karbala13:56
- Sadr City13:56
- Kirkuk13:56
- Abū Ghurayb13:56
- Sulaymaniyah13:56
- Nasiriyah13:56
- Najaf13:56
Distances from Al Ba‘āj
| Dubai | 1,765 km | SE (129°) |
| Moscow | 2,214 km | N (353°) |
| Paris | 3,481 km | NW (307°) |
| Mumbai | 3,583 km | ESE (113°) |
| London | 3,707 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,041 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 7,441 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 8,383 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 9,937 km | NW (325°) |
| São Paulo | 11,380 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,948 km | NNW (343°) |
| Sydney | 13,733 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Al Ba‘āj
- Sinjār34 km · 13:56
- Al Ḩawl64 km · 13:56
- Tall Ḩamīs84 km · 13:56
- Tall ‘Afar76 km · 13:56
- Al Ya‘rubīyah91 km · 13:56
- Bi’r al Ḩulw al Wardīyah95 km · 13:56
- Al Jawādīyah105 km · 13:56
- ‘Arīshah87 km · 13:56
FAQ
What time is it in Al Ba‘āj right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Al Ba‘āj (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Al Ba‘āj in?
Al Ba‘āj runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Al Ba‘āj observe daylight saving time?
Al Ba‘āj does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al Ba‘āj today?
Al Ba‘āj sees sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Al Ba‘āj tonight?
The moon phase over Al Ba‘āj tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Al Ba‘āj?
The antipode of Al Ba‘āj — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.04° S, 138.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,472 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Al Ba‘āj?
Al Ba‘āj lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Al Ba‘āj?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Al Ba‘āj, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.