Right now, local time in Basrah is 23:32 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Basrah ranks #392 worldwide by population and #5 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 27m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 11h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:33
- Daylight range
- 10h 10m (winter) – 14h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Basrah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Basrah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.51° S, 132.22° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 640 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Basrah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:32
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Dhuhr
- 11:34
- Asr
- 14:42
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 220.0° from north (SW (220°))
Full prayer timetable for Basrah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Basrah sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Basrah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 941 km away; even Sydney lies some 12,975 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.51° N, 47.78° 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 | 13:32 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −6h |
| London | 20:32 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +8h |
Best time to call Basrah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Basrah local time:
Cities sharing Basrah's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad23:32
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah23:32
- Mosul23:32
- Erbil23:32
- Karbala23:32
- Sadr City23:32
- Kirkuk23:32
- Abū Ghurayb23:32
- Sulaymaniyah23:32
- Nasiriyah23:32
- Najaf23:32
- Al Hillah23:32
Distances from Basrah
| Dubai | 941 km | SE (126°) |
| Mumbai | 2,827 km | ESE (111°) |
| Moscow | 2,919 km | NNW (347°) |
| Paris | 4,307 km | NW (311°) |
| London | 4,539 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,583 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 6,722 km | ESE (108°) |
| Tokyo | 8,247 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 10,761 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 11,707 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,688 km | NNW (347°) |
| Sydney | 12,975 km | ESE (115°) |
Cities near Basrah
- Al Hārithah9 km · 23:32
- Abū al-Kahṣīb12 km · 23:32
- Az Zubayr15 km · 23:32
- Abī al Khaşīb20 km · 23:32
- Nāḩiyat ‘Atbah23 km · 23:32
- Şafwān44 km · 23:32
- Khorramshahr39 km · 00:02
- Mīnūshahr46 km · 00:02
FAQ
What time is it in Basrah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Basrah (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Basrah in?
Basrah runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Basrah observe daylight saving time?
Basrah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Basrah today?
Basrah sees sunrise at 06:00 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 11h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Basrah tonight?
The moon phase over Basrah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Basrah?
The antipode of Basrah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.51° S, 132.22° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 640 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Basrah?
Basrah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Basrah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Basrah, clocks run about 27 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.