Right now, local time in Çay is 05:11 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Çay ranks #17348 worldwide by population and #249 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 40m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 10h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:40
- Daylight range
- 9h 28m (winter) – 14h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Çay — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 38.5917° N, 31.0286° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Afyonkarahisar Province
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Population
- 34,215 · #17348 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Çay through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.59° S, 148.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,809 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Çay today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:54
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:19
- Qibla direction
- 153.7° from north (SSE (154°))
Full prayer timetable for Çay — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Çay sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Çay's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,971 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,719 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.59° N, 31.03° 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 | 18:11 | −11h |
| Chicago | 20:11 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 23:11 | −6h |
| London | 02:11 | −3h |
| Paris | 03:11 | −2h |
| Moscow | 05:11 | same time |
| Dubai | 06:11 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:41 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:11 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 10:11 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 11:11 | +6h |
| Sydney | 13:11 | +8h |
Best time to call Çay
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Çay local time:
Cities sharing Çay's time zone
Distances from Çay
| Moscow | 1,971 km | NNE (12°) |
| Paris | 2,551 km | NW (306°) |
| Dubai | 2,715 km | ESE (116°) |
| London | 2,807 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 4,567 km | ESE (106°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,911 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 8,425 km | E (100°) |
| Tokyo | 8,979 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 9,130 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 10,621 km | WSW (244°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,339 km | NNW (334°) |
| Sydney | 14,719 km | ESE (104°) |
Cities near Çay
FAQ
What time is it in Çay right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Çay (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Çay in?
Çay runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Çay observe daylight saving time?
Çay does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Çay today?
Çay sees sunrise at 07:25 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 10h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Çay tonight?
The moon phase over Çay tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Çay?
The antipode of Çay — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.59° S, 148.97° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,809 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Çay?
Çay lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Çay?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Çay, clocks run about 40 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.