Right now, local time in Bắc Kạn is 16:51 (GMT+7, UTC+07:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bắc Kạn ranks #13545 worldwide by population and #217 in Vietnam.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok GMT+7
- UTC offset
- UTC+07:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 11h 20m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 10h 47m (winter) – 13h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bắc Kạn — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 22.1470° N, 105.8348° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Thai Nguyen
- Country
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Population
- 45,036 · #13545 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bắc Kạn through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.15° S, 74.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mejillones, Chile, about 396 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:51 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bắc Kạn today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 283.0° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Bắc Kạn — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bắc Kạn sits in the Asia/Bangkok time zone, UTC+07:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 20m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 905 cities we cover in Vietnam.
Bắc Kạn's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 858 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,194 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.15° N, 105.83° 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 | 01:51 | −15h |
| Chicago | 03:51 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 06:51 | −10h |
| London | 09:51 | −7h |
| Paris | 10:51 | −6h |
| Moscow | 12:51 | −4h |
| Dubai | 13:51 | −3h |
| Mumbai | 15:21 | −1h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:51 | +1h |
| Hong Kong | 17:51 | +1h |
| Tokyo | 18:51 | +2h |
| Sydney | 20:51 | +4h |
Best time to call Bắc Kạn
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bắc Kạn local time:
Cities sharing Bắc Kạn's time zone
Distances from Bắc Kạn
| Hong Kong | 858 km | E (87°) |
| Singapore | 2,323 km | S (186°) |
| Mumbai | 3,444 km | W (270°) |
| Tokyo | 3,599 km | ENE (58°) |
| Dubai | 5,127 km | WNW (284°) |
| Moscow | 6,634 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,864 km | SE (141°) |
| Paris | 9,101 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 9,135 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,220 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 12,762 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,194 km | W (261°) |
Cities near Bắc Kạn
FAQ
What time is it in Bắc Kạn right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bắc Kạn (Vietnam), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bắc Kạn in?
Bắc Kạn runs on the Asia/Bangkok IANA time zone (UTC+07:00), currently abbreviated GMT+7.
Does Bắc Kạn observe daylight saving time?
Bắc Kạn does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bắc Kạn today?
Bắc Kạn sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 11h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bắc Kạn tonight?
The moon phase over Bắc Kạn tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bắc Kạn?
The antipode of Bắc Kạn — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.15° S, 74.17° W. It falls on land, near Mejillones, Chile, about 396 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bắc Kạn?
Bắc Kạn lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bắc Kạn?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bắc Kạn, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.