Right now, local time in Baku is 00:35 (GMT+4, UTC+04:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Baku ranks #180 worldwide by population — the largest city in Azerbaijan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Baku GMT+4
- UTC offset
- UTC+04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day length
- 10h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 17m (winter) – 15h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Baku — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 40.3777° N, 49.8920° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Baki
- Country
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
- Population
- 2,351,300 · #180 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Baku through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.38° S, 130.11° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,703 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Baku today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:34
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 17:43
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 207.3° from north (SSW (207°))
Full prayer timetable for Baku — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Baku sits in the Asia/Baku time zone, UTC+04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Azerbaijan, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Baku's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,754 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,235 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.38° N, 49.89° 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 | 13:35 | −11h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −7h |
| London | 20:35 | −4h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −3h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −1h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | same time |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +1h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +4h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +4h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +5h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +7h |
Best time to call Baku
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Baku local time:
Cities sharing Baku's time zone
Distances from Baku
| Dubai | 1,754 km | SSE (162°) |
| Moscow | 1,932 km | NNW (336°) |
| Mumbai | 3,230 km | SE (131°) |
| Paris | 3,813 km | WNW (301°) |
| London | 3,974 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,283 km | E (88°) |
| Singapore | 6,936 km | ESE (114°) |
| Tokyo | 7,523 km | ENE (61°) |
| Chicago | 9,917 km | NNW (330°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,650 km | N (350°) |
| São Paulo | 12,205 km | WSW (255°) |
| Sydney | 13,235 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Baku
FAQ
What time is it in Baku right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Baku (Azerbaijan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Baku in?
Baku runs on the Asia/Baku IANA time zone (UTC+04:00), currently abbreviated GMT+4.
Does Baku observe daylight saving time?
Baku does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Baku today?
Baku sees sunrise at 07:05 and sunset at 17:45 today, giving 10h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Baku tonight?
The moon phase over Baku tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Baku?
The antipode of Baku — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.38° S, 130.11° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,703 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Baku?
Baku lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Baku?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Baku, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.