Right now, local time in Al-Kut is 02:20 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Al-Kut ranks #1918 worldwide by population and #19 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 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 10h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 10h 01m (winter) – 14h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 56% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Al-Kut — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Al-Kut through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.51° S, 134.18° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 918 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Al-Kut today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 14:43
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 207.1° from north (SSW (207°))
Full prayer timetable for Al-Kut — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Al-Kut sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Al-Kut's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,225 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,236 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.51° N, 45.82° 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 | 15:20 | −11h |
| Chicago | 17:20 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 20:20 | −6h |
| London | 23:20 | −3h |
| Paris | 00:20 | −2h |
| Moscow | 02:20 | same time |
| Dubai | 03:20 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 04:50 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:20 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 07:20 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 08:20 | +6h |
| Sydney | 10:20 | +8h |
Best time to call Al-Kut
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Al-Kut local time:
Cities sharing Al-Kut's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad02:20
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah02:20
- Mosul02:20
- Erbil02:20
- Basrah02:20
- Karbala02:20
- Sadr City02:20
- Kirkuk02:20
- Abū Ghurayb02:20
- Sulaymaniyah02:20
- Nasiriyah02:20
- Najaf02:20
Distances from Al-Kut
| Dubai | 1,225 km | SE (129°) |
| Moscow | 2,662 km | NNW (349°) |
| Mumbai | 3,082 km | ESE (112°) |
| Paris | 4,020 km | NW (310°) |
| London | 4,250 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,731 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 6,967 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,283 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,473 km | NNW (327°) |
| São Paulo | 11,603 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,428 km | NNW (346°) |
| Sydney | 13,236 km | ESE (114°) |
Cities near Al-Kut
- Al Ḩayy43 km · 02:20
- An Nu‘mānīyah38 km · 02:20
- Badrah68 km · 02:20
- Qal‘at Sukkar76 km · 02:20
- Mehrān75 km · 02:50
- ‘Afak73 km · 02:20
- Bān Raḩmān88 km · 02:50
- Ar Rifā‘ī92 km · 02:20
FAQ
What time is it in Al-Kut right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Al-Kut (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Al-Kut in?
Al-Kut runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Al-Kut observe daylight saving time?
Al-Kut does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al-Kut today?
Al-Kut sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 10h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Al-Kut tonight?
The moon phase over Al-Kut tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 55.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Al-Kut?
The antipode of Al-Kut — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.51° S, 134.18° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 918 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Al-Kut?
Al-Kut lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Al-Kut?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Al-Kut, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.