Right now, local time in Balad is 15:25 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Balad ranks #14408 worldwide by population and #73 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 12m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day length
- 10h 49m
- Solar noon
- 11:48
- Daylight range
- 9h 53m (winter) – 14h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Balad — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.0149° N, 44.1457° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Salah ad Din
- Country
- 🇮🇶 Iraq
- Population
- 42,088 · #14408 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Balad through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.01° S, 135.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,140 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Balad today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Dhuhr
- 11:48
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:33
- Qibla direction
- 197.9° from north (SSW (198°))
Full prayer timetable for Balad — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Balad sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Balad's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,451 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,445 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.01° N, 44.15° 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 | 04:25 | −11h |
| Chicago | 06:25 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 09:25 | −6h |
| London | 12:25 | −3h |
| Paris | 13:25 | −2h |
| Moscow | 15:25 | same time |
| Dubai | 16:25 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 17:55 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:25 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 20:25 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 21:25 | +6h |
| Sydney | 23:25 | +8h |
Best time to call Balad
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Balad local time:
Cities sharing Balad's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad15:25
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah15:25
- Mosul15:25
- Erbil15:25
- Basrah15:25
- Karbala15:25
- Sadr City15:25
- Kirkuk15:25
- Abū Ghurayb15:25
- Sulaymaniyah15:25
- Nasiriyah15:25
- Najaf15:25
Distances from Balad
| Dubai | 1,451 km | SE (129°) |
| Moscow | 2,469 km | N (350°) |
| Mumbai | 3,290 km | ESE (113°) |
| Paris | 3,794 km | NW (309°) |
| London | 4,022 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,858 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 7,164 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,323 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,248 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,511 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,227 km | NNW (345°) |
| Sydney | 13,445 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Balad
FAQ
What time is it in Balad right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Balad (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Balad in?
Balad runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Balad observe daylight saving time?
Balad does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Balad today?
Balad sees sunrise at 06:23 and sunset at 17:12 today, giving 10h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Balad tonight?
The moon phase over Balad tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 60.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Balad?
The antipode of Balad — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.01° S, 135.85° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,140 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Balad?
Balad lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Balad?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Balad, clocks run about 12 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.