Right now, local time in Buq‘ātā is 11:06 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Buq‘ātā ranks #58970 worldwide by population and #110 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 10h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 9h 57m (winter) – 14h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 63% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Buq‘ātā — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Buq‘ātā through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.20° S, 144.22° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,384 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Buq‘ātā today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 17:45
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 162.1° from north (SSE (162°))
Full prayer timetable for Buq‘ātā — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Buq‘ātā sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Buq‘ātā's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,085 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,135 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.20° N, 35.78° 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 | 01:06 | −10h |
| Chicago | 02:06 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 05:06 | −6h |
| London | 08:06 | −3h |
| Paris | 09:06 | −2h |
| Moscow | 11:06 | same time |
| Dubai | 12:06 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 13:36 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:06 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 16:06 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 17:06 | +6h |
| Sydney | 19:06 | +8h |
Best time to call Buq‘ātā
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Buq‘ātā local time:
Cities sharing Buq‘ātā's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo11:06
- Damascus11:06
- Homs11:06
- Latakia11:06
- Ar Raqqah11:06
- Ḩamāh11:06
- Ţarţūs11:06
- Al Ḩasakah11:06
- Deir ez-Zor11:06
- Al Qāmishlī11:06
- Al Bāb11:06
- Idlib11:06
Distances from Buq‘ātā
| Dubai | 2,085 km | ESE (110°) |
| Moscow | 2,512 km | N (3°) |
| Paris | 3,261 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 3,530 km | NW (316°) |
| Mumbai | 3,997 km | ESE (104°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,636 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 7,894 km | ESE (101°) |
| Tokyo | 9,009 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,864 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,758 km | WSW (246°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,060 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,135 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Buq‘ātā
- Mas‘adah4 km · 11:06
- ‘Ein Qunīya6 km · 10:06
- Majdal Shams8 km · 11:06
- Al Qunayţirah9 km · 11:06
- Khān Arnabah11 km · 11:06
- Jabā14 km · 11:06
- Sde Neẖemya14 km · 10:06
- Ghajar16 km · 10:06
FAQ
What time is it in Buq‘ātā right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Buq‘ātā (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Buq‘ātā in?
Buq‘ātā runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Buq‘ātā observe daylight saving time?
Buq‘ātā does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Buq‘ātā today?
Buq‘ātā sees sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Buq‘ātā tonight?
The moon phase over Buq‘ātā tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Buq‘ātā?
The antipode of Buq‘ātā — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.20° S, 144.22° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,384 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Buq‘ātā?
Buq‘ātā lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Buq‘ātā?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Buq‘ātā, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.