Right now, local time in Baghdad is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Baghdad ranks #45 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 11h 00m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 9h 56m (winter) – 14h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Baghdad — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Baghdad through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.34° S, 135.60° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,063 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Baghdad today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 14:52
- Maghrib
- 17:16
- Isha
- 18:37
- Qibla direction
- 199.9° from north (SSW (200°))
Full prayer timetable for Baghdad — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Baghdad sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 00m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Iraq, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Baghdad's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,386 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,394 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.34° N, 44.40° 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 | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Baghdad
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Baghdad local time:
Cities sharing Baghdad's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah23:34
- Mosul23:34
- Erbil23:34
- Basrah23:34
- Karbala23:34
- Sadr City23:34
- Kirkuk23:34
- Abū Ghurayb23:34
- Sulaymaniyah23:34
- Nasiriyah23:34
- Najaf23:34
- Al Hillah23:34
Distances from Baghdad
| Dubai | 1,386 km | SE (128°) |
| Moscow | 2,547 km | N (350°) |
| Mumbai | 3,240 km | ESE (112°) |
| Paris | 3,860 km | NW (309°) |
| London | 4,091 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,847 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 7,120 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,344 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,323 km | NNW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,508 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,306 km | NNW (345°) |
| Sydney | 13,394 km | ESE (113°) |
Cities near Baghdad
- Sadr City8 km · 23:34
- Abū Ghurayb20 km · 23:34
- Al Maḩmūdīyah31 km · 23:34
- Aţ Ţārmīyah37 km · 23:34
- Habhab50 km · 23:34
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah51 km · 23:34
- Baqubah50 km · 23:34
- Khāliş53 km · 23:34
FAQ
What time is it in Baghdad right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Baghdad (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Baghdad in?
Baghdad runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Baghdad observe daylight saving time?
Baghdad does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Baghdad today?
Baghdad sees sunrise at 06:17 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 11h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Baghdad tonight?
The moon phase over Baghdad tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Baghdad?
The antipode of Baghdad — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.34° S, 135.60° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,063 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Baghdad?
Baghdad lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Baghdad?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Baghdad, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.