Right now, local time in Balaban is 18:57 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Balaban ranks #145783 worldwide by population and #1883 in Turkey.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Day length
- 10h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 9h 30m (winter) – 14h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Balaban — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 38.1729° N, 40.2090° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Diyarbakır Province
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Population
- 1,036 · #145783 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Balaban through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.17° S, 139.79° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,735 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Balaban today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 17:19
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 181.2° from north (S (181°))
Full prayer timetable for Balaban — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Balaban sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Balaban's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,965 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,937 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.17° N, 40.21° 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 | 07:57 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:57 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:57 | −6h |
| London | 15:57 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:57 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:57 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:57 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:27 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:57 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:57 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:57 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:57 | +8h |
Best time to call Balaban
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Balaban local time:
Cities sharing Balaban's time zone
Distances from Balaban
| Moscow | 1,965 km | N (355°) |
| Dubai | 2,019 km | SE (131°) |
| Paris | 3,235 km | NW (304°) |
| London | 3,453 km | NW (309°) |
| Mumbai | 3,802 km | ESE (115°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,136 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 7,635 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 8,362 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 9,666 km | NW (324°) |
| São Paulo | 11,337 km | WSW (249°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,682 km | NNW (342°) |
| Sydney | 13,937 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Balaban
FAQ
What time is it in Balaban right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Balaban (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Balaban in?
Balaban runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Balaban observe daylight saving time?
Balaban does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Balaban today?
Balaban sees sunrise at 06:46 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 10h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Balaban tonight?
The moon phase over Balaban tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Balaban?
The antipode of Balaban — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.17° S, 139.79° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,735 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Balaban?
Balaban lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Balaban?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Balaban, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.