Right now, local time in Ankara is 22:22 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ankara ranks #110 worldwide by population and #2 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 33m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 10h 35m
- Solar noon
- 12:33
- Daylight range
- 9h 20m (winter) – 15h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ankara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ankara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.92° S, 147.15° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,982 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ankara today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:44
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:33
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 160.1° from north (SSE (160°))
Full prayer timetable for Ankara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ankara sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Ankara sits at 850 m above sea level. Ankara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,796 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,601 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.92° N, 32.85° 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 | 12:22 | −10h |
| Chicago | 14:22 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 16:22 | −6h |
| London | 19:22 | −3h |
| Paris | 20:22 | −2h |
| Moscow | 22:22 | same time |
| Dubai | 23:22 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 00:52 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:22 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 03:22 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 04:22 | +6h |
| Sydney | 06:22 | +8h |
Best time to call Ankara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ankara local time:
Cities sharing Ankara's time zone
Distances from Ankara
| Moscow | 1,796 km | N (10°) |
| Paris | 2,598 km | WNW (303°) |
| Dubai | 2,647 km | ESE (121°) |
| London | 2,834 km | NW (308°) |
| Mumbai | 4,463 km | ESE (109°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,724 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 8,298 km | ESE (101°) |
| Tokyo | 8,764 km | NE (52°) |
| Chicago | 9,121 km | NW (320°) |
| São Paulo | 10,826 km | WSW (245°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,271 km | NNW (336°) |
| Sydney | 14,601 km | ESE (103°) |
Cities near Ankara
- Kızılay0 km · 22:22
- Çankaya1 km · 22:22
- Kavaklıdere1 km · 22:22
- Mebusevleri2 km · 22:22
- Gaziosmanpaşa3 km · 22:22
- Bahçelievler3 km · 22:22
- Mamak5 km · 22:22
- İncirli7 km · 22:22
FAQ
What time is it in Ankara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ankara (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ankara in?
Ankara runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ankara observe daylight saving time?
Ankara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ankara today?
Ankara sees sunrise at 07:15 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 10h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ankara tonight?
The moon phase over Ankara tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 77.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ankara?
The antipode of Ankara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.92° S, 147.15° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,982 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ankara?
Ankara sits at about 850 m above sea level, higher than roughly 93% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Ankara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ankara, clocks run about 33 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.