Right now, local time in Darıca is 19:49 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Darıca 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 47m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 10h 25m
- Solar noon
- 12:47
- Daylight range
- 9h 15m (winter) – 15h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Darıca — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Darıca through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.78° S, 150.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,039 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Darıca today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 06:01
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:47
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:25
- Qibla direction
- 152.3° from north (SSE (152°))
Full prayer timetable for Darıca — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Darıca 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.
Darıca's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,771 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,907 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.78° N, 29.39° 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 | 08:49 | −11h |
| Chicago | 10:49 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 13:49 | −6h |
| London | 16:49 | −3h |
| Paris | 17:49 | −2h |
| Moscow | 19:49 | same time |
| Dubai | 20:49 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 22:19 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:49 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:49 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 01:49 | +6h |
| Sydney | 03:49 | +8h |
Best time to call Darıca
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Darıca local time:
Cities sharing Darıca's time zone
Distances from Darıca
| Moscow | 1,771 km | NNE (17°) |
| Paris | 2,299 km | WNW (302°) |
| London | 2,544 km | NW (308°) |
| Dubai | 2,950 km | ESE (118°) |
| Mumbai | 4,771 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,987 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 8,603 km | E (99°) |
| Chicago | 8,855 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 8,934 km | NE (51°) |
| São Paulo | 10,603 km | WSW (243°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,059 km | NNW (333°) |
| Sydney | 14,907 km | E (101°) |
Cities near Darıca
- Gebze4 km · 19:49
- Çayırova6 km · 19:49
- Balçık11 km · 19:49
- Taşköprü12 km · 19:49
- İçmeler10 km · 19:49
- Tavşanlı11 km · 19:49
- Diliskelesi11 km · 19:49
- Çiftlikköy15 km · 19:49
FAQ
What time is it in Darıca right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Darıca (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Darıca in?
Darıca runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Darıca observe daylight saving time?
Darıca does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Darıca today?
Darıca sees sunrise at 07:34 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 10h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Darıca tonight?
The moon phase over Darıca tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Darıca?
The antipode of Darıca — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.78° S, 150.61° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,039 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Darıca?
Darıca lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Darıca?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Darıca, clocks run about 47 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.