Time now in Balçık, Turkey 🇹🇷
16:20:11
Monday, November 2, 2026

Right now, local time in Balçık is 16:20 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Balçık ranks #142009 worldwide by population and #1797 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 47m behind the sun
ISO week
Week 45

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
07:34
Sunset
17:59
Day length
10h 25m
Solar noon
12:47
Daylight range
9h 14m (winter) – 15h 07m (summer)
Moon phase
🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated

Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Balçık — golden hour, twilight and month view →

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
40.8725° N, 29.4283° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Kocaeli
Country
🇹🇷 Turkey
Population
1,102 · #142009 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

Dig straight down from Balçık through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.

Antipode coordinates
40.87° S, 150.57° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,050 km away
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Balçık today Diyanet

Fajr
06:01
Sunrise
07:34
Dhuhr
12:47
Asr
15:34
Maghrib
17:57
Isha
19:25
Qibla direction
152.5° from north (SSE (153°))

Full prayer timetable for Balçık — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →

Balçık sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 25m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.

Balçık's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,760 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,906 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.87° N, 29.43° 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 Angeles05:20−11h
Chicago07:20−9h
São Paulo10:20−6h
London13:20−3h
Paris14:20−2h
Moscow16:20same time
Dubai17:20+1h
Mumbai18:50+2h 30m
Singapore21:20+5h
Hong Kong21:20+5h
Tokyo22:20+6h
Sydney00:20+8h

Best time to call Balçık

Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Balçık local time:

Cities sharing Balçık's time zone

Other cities in Turkey

Distances from Balçık

Moscow1,760 kmNNE (17°)
Paris2,296 kmWNW (302°)
London2,540 kmNW (308°)
Dubai2,952 kmESE (118°)
Mumbai4,772 kmESE (107°)
Hong Kong7,982 kmENE (76°)
Singapore8,602 kmE (99°)
Chicago8,850 kmNW (318°)
Tokyo8,925 kmNE (51°)
São Paulo10,610 kmWSW (243°)
Los Angeles11,051 kmNNW (333°)
Sydney14,906 kmE (101°)

Cities near Balçık

FAQ

What time is it in Balçık right now?

The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Balçık (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.

What time zone is Balçık in?

Balçık runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.

Does Balçık observe daylight saving time?

Balçık does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Balçık today?

Balçık sees sunrise at 07:34 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 10h 25m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Balçık tonight?

The moon phase over Balçık tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.

What is the antipode of Balçık?

The antipode of Balçık — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.87° S, 150.57° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,050 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Balçık?

Balçık lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Balçık?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Balçık, clocks run about 47 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.