Right now, local time in Erbil is 16:25 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Erbil ranks #294 worldwide by population and #4 in Iraq.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Day length
- 10h 42m
- Solar noon
- 11:48
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 60% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Erbil — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Erbil through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.19° S, 135.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,359 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Erbil today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:52
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 14:45
- Maghrib
- 17:08
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 195.0° from north (SSW (195°))
Full prayer timetable for Erbil — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Erbil sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Erbil's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,623 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,546 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.19° N, 44.01° 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 | 05:25 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:25 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:25 | −6h |
| London | 13:25 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:25 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:25 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:25 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:55 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:25 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:25 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:25 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:25 | +8h |
Best time to call Erbil
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Erbil local time:
Cities sharing Erbil's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad16:25
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah16:25
- Mosul16:25
- Basrah16:25
- Karbala16:25
- Sadr City16:25
- Kirkuk16:25
- Abū Ghurayb16:25
- Sulaymaniyah16:25
- Nasiriyah16:25
- Najaf16:25
- Al Hillah16:25
Distances from Erbil
| Dubai | 1,623 km | SE (135°) |
| Moscow | 2,229 km | N (349°) |
| Mumbai | 3,403 km | ESE (116°) |
| Paris | 3,638 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 3,853 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,835 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 7,249 km | ESE (108°) |
| Tokyo | 8,202 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,040 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,579 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,990 km | NNW (345°) |
| Sydney | 13,546 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Erbil
FAQ
What time is it in Erbil right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Erbil (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Erbil in?
Erbil runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Erbil observe daylight saving time?
Erbil does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Erbil today?
Erbil sees sunrise at 06:27 and sunset at 17:10 today, giving 10h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Erbil tonight?
The moon phase over Erbil tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 60.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Erbil?
The antipode of Erbil — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.19° S, 135.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,359 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Erbil?
Erbil lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Erbil?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Erbil, clocks run about 12 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.