Right now, local time in As Samawah is 16:53 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
As Samawah ranks #4016 worldwide by population and #30 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 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Day length
- 10h 55m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 10h 06m (winter) – 14h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for As Samawah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from As Samawah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.33° S, 134.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 830 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in As Samawah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 14:47
- Maghrib
- 17:09
- Isha
- 18:29
- Qibla direction
- 207.6° from north (SSW (208°))
Full prayer timetable for As Samawah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
As Samawah sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
As Samawah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,189 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,228 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.33° N, 45.29° 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 | 05:53 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:53 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:53 | −6h |
| London | 13:53 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:53 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:53 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:53 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:23 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:53 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:53 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:53 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:53 | +8h |
Best time to call As Samawah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in As Samawah local time:
Cities sharing As Samawah's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad16:53
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah16:53
- Mosul16:53
- Erbil16:53
- Basrah16:53
- Karbala16:53
- Sadr City16:53
- Kirkuk16:53
- Abū Ghurayb16:53
- Sulaymaniyah16:53
- Nasiriyah16:53
- Najaf16:53
Distances from As Samawah
| Dubai | 1,189 km | ESE (122°) |
| Moscow | 2,782 km | N (350°) |
| Mumbai | 3,081 km | ESE (110°) |
| Paris | 4,068 km | NW (311°) |
| London | 4,306 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,801 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 6,976 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 8,396 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,556 km | NNW (327°) |
| São Paulo | 11,513 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,543 km | NNW (345°) |
| Sydney | 13,228 km | ESE (114°) |
Cities near As Samawah
- Ar Rumaythah23 km · 16:53
- Al Ḩamzah53 km · 16:53
- Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah68 km · 16:53
- ‘Afak82 km · 16:53
- Al Diwaniyah81 km · 16:53
- Nahiyat Ghammas79 km · 16:53
- Ash Shaţrah84 km · 16:53
- Ar Rifā‘ī88 km · 16:53
FAQ
What time is it in As Samawah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in As Samawah (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is As Samawah in?
As Samawah runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does As Samawah observe daylight saving time?
As Samawah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in As Samawah today?
As Samawah sees sunrise at 06:16 and sunset at 17:11 today, giving 10h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over As Samawah tonight?
The moon phase over As Samawah tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of As Samawah?
The antipode of As Samawah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.33° S, 134.71° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 830 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is As Samawah?
As Samawah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in As Samawah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In As Samawah, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.