Right now, local time in Bāniyās is 21:50 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bāniyās ranks #15442 worldwide by population and #43 in Syria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day length
- 10h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 9h 47m (winter) – 14h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bāniyās — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bāniyās through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.18° S, 144.05° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,582 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bāniyās today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 17:41
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 165.1° from north (SSE (165°))
Full prayer timetable for Bāniyās — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bāniyās sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Bāniyās's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,156 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,193 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.18° N, 35.95° 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 | 10:50 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:50 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:50 | −6h |
| London | 18:50 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:50 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:50 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:50 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 00:20 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:50 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:50 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:50 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:50 | +8h |
Best time to call Bāniyās
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bāniyās local time:
Cities sharing Bāniyās's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo21:50
- Damascus21:50
- Homs21:50
- Latakia21:50
- Ar Raqqah21:50
- Ḩamāh21:50
- Ţarţūs21:50
- Al Ḩasakah21:50
- Deir ez-Zor21:50
- Al Qāmishlī21:50
- Al Bāb21:50
- Idlib21:50
Distances from Bāniyās
| Dubai | 2,156 km | ESE (115°) |
| Moscow | 2,292 km | N (3°) |
| Paris | 3,129 km | NW (309°) |
| London | 3,385 km | NW (314°) |
| Mumbai | 4,040 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,571 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 7,923 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,864 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,701 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,860 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,862 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,193 km | ESE (109°) |
Cities near Bāniyās
- Tālīn9 km · 21:50
- Ar Rawḑah13 km · 21:50
- Al ‘Annāzah11 km · 21:50
- Al Quţaylibīyah14 km · 21:50
- Al Qamşīyah18 km · 21:50
- Ḩammām Wāşil17 km · 21:50
- Jablah20 km · 21:50
- As Sawdā22 km · 21:50
FAQ
What time is it in Bāniyās right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bāniyās (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bāniyās in?
Bāniyās runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Bāniyās observe daylight saving time?
Bāniyās does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bāniyās today?
Bāniyās sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 17:42 today, giving 10h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bāniyās tonight?
The moon phase over Bāniyās tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bāniyās?
The antipode of Bāniyās — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.18° S, 144.05° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,582 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bāniyās?
Bāniyās lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bāniyās?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bāniyās, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.