Right now, local time in Bolu is 15:40 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bolu ranks #3353 worldwide by population and #72 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 38m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 10h 25m
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Daylight range
- 9h 15m (winter) – 15h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bolu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bolu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.74° S, 148.39° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,052 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bolu today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:52
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:38
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 157.7° from north (SSE (158°))
Full prayer timetable for Bolu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bolu 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.
Bolu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,727 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,724 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.74° N, 31.61° 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 | 04:40 | −11h |
| Chicago | 06:40 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 09:40 | −6h |
| London | 12:40 | −3h |
| Paris | 13:40 | −2h |
| Moscow | 15:40 | same time |
| Dubai | 16:40 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:10 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:40 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 20:40 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 21:40 | +6h |
| Sydney | 23:40 | +8h |
Best time to call Bolu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bolu local time:
Cities sharing Bolu's time zone
Distances from Bolu
| Moscow | 1,727 km | NNE (13°) |
| Paris | 2,460 km | WNW (301°) |
| London | 2,695 km | NW (307°) |
| Dubai | 2,785 km | ESE (121°) |
| Mumbai | 4,593 km | ESE (109°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,807 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 8,419 km | E (101°) |
| Tokyo | 8,792 km | NE (52°) |
| Chicago | 8,983 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 10,768 km | WSW (245°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,144 km | NNW (335°) |
| Sydney | 14,724 km | ESE (102°) |
Cities near Bolu
FAQ
What time is it in Bolu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bolu (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bolu in?
Bolu runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Bolu observe daylight saving time?
Bolu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bolu today?
Bolu sees sunrise at 07:25 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 10h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bolu tonight?
The moon phase over Bolu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bolu?
The antipode of Bolu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.74° S, 148.39° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,052 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bolu?
Bolu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bolu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bolu, clocks run about 38 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.