Right now, local time in Carstairs is 18:11 (MDT, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Carstairs ranks #77088 worldwide by population and #1479 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Edmonton MDT
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 81m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 9h 36m
- Solar noon
- 13:21
- Daylight range
- 7h 49m (winter) – 16h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Carstairs — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Carstairs through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.57° S, 65.90° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, about 393 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:11 GMT+5 (Indian/Kerguelen)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Carstairs today ISNA
- Fajr
- 06:58
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Dhuhr
- 13:21
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:41
- Qibla direction
- 24.9° from north (NNE (25°))
Full prayer timetable for Carstairs — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Carstairs sits in the America/Edmonton time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Carstairs's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 1,976 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,188 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.57° N, 114.10° W, 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 | 16:11 | −2h |
| Chicago | 18:11 | same time |
| São Paulo | 21:11 | +3h |
| London | 00:11 | +6h |
| Paris | 01:11 | +7h |
| Moscow | 03:11 | +9h |
| Dubai | 04:11 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 05:41 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:11 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 08:11 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 09:11 | +15h |
| Sydney | 11:11 | +17h |
Best time to call Carstairs
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Carstairs local time:
Cities sharing Carstairs's time zone
Distances from Carstairs
| Los Angeles | 1,976 km | SSW (191°) |
| Chicago | 2,270 km | ESE (108°) |
| London | 6,991 km | NE (40°) |
| Paris | 7,332 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 7,800 km | NNE (16°) |
| Tokyo | 7,959 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,551 km | NW (316°) |
| São Paulo | 10,612 km | ESE (122°) |
| Dubai | 11,410 km | N (10°) |
| Mumbai | 12,137 km | N (353°) |
| Singapore | 13,138 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 13,188 km | WSW (250°) |
Cities near Carstairs
- Didsbury11 km · 18:11
- Crossfield16 km · 18:11
- Olds24 km · 18:11
- Airdrie30 km · 18:11
- Bowden41 km · 18:11
- Carrington43 km · 18:11
- Sage Hill44 km · 18:11
- Nolan Hill44 km · 18:11
FAQ
What time is it in Carstairs right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Carstairs (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Carstairs in?
Carstairs runs on the America/Edmonton IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated MDT.
Does Carstairs observe daylight saving time?
Carstairs does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Carstairs today?
Carstairs sees sunrise at 08:33 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 9h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Carstairs tonight?
The moon phase over Carstairs tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Carstairs?
The antipode of Carstairs — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.57° S, 65.90° E. It falls on land, near Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, about 393 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Carstairs?
Carstairs lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Carstairs?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Carstairs, clocks run about 81 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.