Right now, local time in Buca is 05:03 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Buca ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #2007 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 56m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Day length
- 10h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:56
- Daylight range
- 9h 29m (winter) – 14h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Buca — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 38.3983° N, 27.1666° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- İzmir Province
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Buca through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.40° S, 152.83° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,779 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Buca today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 06:07
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:56
- Asr
- 15:49
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:37
- Qibla direction
- 143.7° from north (SE (144°))
Full prayer timetable for Buca — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Buca sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Buca's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 2,081 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,041 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.40° N, 27.17° 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 | 19:03 | −10h |
| Chicago | 21:03 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 23:03 | −6h |
| London | 02:03 | −3h |
| Paris | 03:03 | −2h |
| Moscow | 05:03 | same time |
| Dubai | 06:03 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:33 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:03 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 10:03 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 11:03 | +6h |
| Sydney | 13:03 | +8h |
Best time to call Buca
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Buca local time:
Cities sharing Buca's time zone
Distances from Buca
| Moscow | 2,081 km | NNE (19°) |
| Paris | 2,296 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 2,572 km | NW (313°) |
| Dubai | 3,015 km | ESE (111°) |
| Mumbai | 4,887 km | ESE (103°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,241 km | ENE (74°) |
| Singapore | 8,754 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 8,920 km | NW (317°) |
| Tokyo | 9,251 km | NE (49°) |
| São Paulo | 10,312 km | WSW (242°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,204 km | NNW (331°) |
| Sydney | 15,041 km | ESE (102°) |
Cities near Buca
FAQ
What time is it in Buca right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Buca (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Buca in?
Buca runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Buca observe daylight saving time?
Buca does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Buca today?
Buca sees sunrise at 07:37 and sunset at 18:14 today, giving 10h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Buca tonight?
The moon phase over Buca tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Buca?
The antipode of Buca — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.40° S, 152.83° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,779 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Buca?
Buca lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Buca?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Buca, clocks run about 56 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.