Right now, local time in Aras is 06:06 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Aras ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #2007 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 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 10h 26m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 9h 20m (winter) – 15h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Aras — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Aras through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.99° S, 137.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,804 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Aras today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 14:43
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:33
- Qibla direction
- 187.2° from north (S (187°))
Full prayer timetable for Aras — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Aras sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 26m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Aras's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,787 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,827 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.99° N, 42.31° 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 | 19:06 | −11h |
| Chicago | 21:06 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 00:06 | −6h |
| London | 03:06 | −3h |
| Paris | 04:06 | −2h |
| Moscow | 06:06 | same time |
| Dubai | 07:06 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 08:36 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:06 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 11:06 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 12:06 | +6h |
| Sydney | 14:06 | +8h |
Best time to call Aras
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Aras local time:
Cities sharing Aras's time zone
Distances from Aras
| Moscow | 1,787 km | N (350°) |
| Dubai | 2,035 km | SE (140°) |
| Paris | 3,280 km | WNW (301°) |
| London | 3,475 km | NW (306°) |
| Mumbai | 3,733 km | ESE (120°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,929 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 7,521 km | ESE (108°) |
| Tokyo | 8,100 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 9,607 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,543 km | NNW (343°) |
| São Paulo | 11,576 km | WSW (251°) |
| Sydney | 13,827 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Aras
FAQ
What time is it in Aras right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Aras (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Aras in?
Aras runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Aras observe daylight saving time?
Aras does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Aras today?
Aras sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 10h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Aras tonight?
The moon phase over Aras tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Aras?
The antipode of Aras — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.99° S, 137.69° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,804 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Aras?
Aras lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Aras?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Aras, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.