Right now, local time in Babīlā is 16:00 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Babīlā ranks #12154 worldwide by population and #32 in Syria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 9h 56m (winter) – 14h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 60% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Babīlā — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 33.4710° N, 36.3308° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rif-dimashq
- Country
- 🇸🇾 Syria
- Population
- 50,880 · #12154 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Babīlā through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.47° S, 143.67° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,437 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Babīlā today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 17:43
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 164.7° from north (SSE (165°))
Full prayer timetable for Babīlā — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Babīlā sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Babīlā's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,048 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,097 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.47° N, 36.33° 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 | 05:00 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:00 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:00 | −6h |
| London | 13:00 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:00 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:00 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:00 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:30 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:00 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:00 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:00 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:00 | +8h |
Best time to call Babīlā
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Babīlā local time:
Cities sharing Babīlā's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo16:00
- Damascus16:00
- Homs16:00
- Latakia16:00
- Ar Raqqah16:00
- Ḩamāh16:00
- Ţarţūs16:00
- Al Ḩasakah16:00
- Deir ez-Zor16:00
- Al Qāmishlī16:00
- Al Bāb16:00
- Idlib16:00
Distances from Babīlā
| Dubai | 2,048 km | ESE (111°) |
| Moscow | 2,480 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 3,279 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 3,544 km | NW (316°) |
| Mumbai | 3,955 km | ESE (105°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,579 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 7,850 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,950 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,872 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,817 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,052 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,097 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Babīlā
- Jaramānā2 km · 16:00
- al-Yarmūk3 km · 16:00
- Al Ḩajar al Aswad3 km · 16:00
- Al Mulayḩah4 km · 16:00
- Damascus6 km · 16:00
- Kafr Baţnā6 km · 16:00
- ‘Irbīn8 km · 16:00
- Dayr al ‘Aşāfīr8 km · 16:00
FAQ
What time is it in Babīlā right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Babīlā (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Babīlā in?
Babīlā runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Babīlā observe daylight saving time?
Babīlā does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Babīlā today?
Babīlā sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:44 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Babīlā tonight?
The moon phase over Babīlā tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 60.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Babīlā?
The antipode of Babīlā — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.47° S, 143.67° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,437 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Babīlā?
Babīlā lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Babīlā?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Babīlā, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.