Right now, local time in Ash Sharqāt is 21:56 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ash Sharqāt ranks #3838 worldwide by population and #27 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 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 9h 45m (winter) – 14h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ash Sharqāt — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 35.5172° N, 43.2281° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Salah ad Din
- Country
- 🇮🇶 Iraq
- Population
- 160,000 · #3838 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ash Sharqāt through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.52° S, 136.77° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,326 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ash Sharqāt today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:56
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 14:49
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 192.8° from north (SSW (193°))
Full prayer timetable for Ash Sharqāt — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ash Sharqāt sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Ash Sharqāt's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,623 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,584 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.52° N, 43.23° 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 | 10:56 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:56 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:56 | −6h |
| London | 18:56 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:56 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:56 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:56 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 00:26 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:56 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:56 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:56 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:56 | +8h |
Best time to call Ash Sharqāt
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ash Sharqāt local time:
Cities sharing Ash Sharqāt's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad21:56
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah21:56
- Mosul21:56
- Erbil21:56
- Basrah21:56
- Karbala21:56
- Sadr City21:56
- Kirkuk21:56
- Abū Ghurayb21:56
- Sulaymaniyah21:56
- Nasiriyah21:56
- Najaf21:56
Distances from Ash Sharqāt
| Dubai | 1,623 km | SE (131°) |
| Moscow | 2,291 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 3,434 km | ESE (114°) |
| Paris | 3,626 km | NW (307°) |
| London | 3,848 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,916 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 7,293 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,302 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,062 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,488 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,043 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 13,584 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Ash Sharqāt
- Hawe Ben Alean31 km · 21:56
- Al Qayyārah32 km · 21:56
- AlZwya33 km · 21:56
- Mexmur43 km · 21:56
- Al ‘Abbāsī43 km · 21:56
- Al Ḩaḑar45 km · 21:56
- Al Ḩawījah54 km · 21:56
- Bayjī70 km · 21:56
FAQ
What time is it in Ash Sharqāt right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ash Sharqāt (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ash Sharqāt in?
Ash Sharqāt runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ash Sharqāt observe daylight saving time?
Ash Sharqāt does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ash Sharqāt today?
Ash Sharqāt sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ash Sharqāt tonight?
The moon phase over Ash Sharqāt tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ash Sharqāt?
The antipode of Ash Sharqāt — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.52° S, 136.77° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,326 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ash Sharqāt?
Ash Sharqāt lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ash Sharqāt?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ash Sharqāt, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.