Right now, local time in Erçek is 16:16 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Erçek 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Day length
- 10h 32m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 9h 28m (winter) – 14h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Erçek — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Erçek through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.65° S, 136.36° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,621 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Erçek today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:41
- Maghrib
- 17:04
- Isha
- 18:29
- Qibla direction
- 191.9° from north (SSW (192°))
Full prayer timetable for Erçek — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Erçek sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 32m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Erçek's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,848 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,670 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.65° N, 43.64° 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 | 05:16 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:16 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:16 | −6h |
| London | 13:16 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:16 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:16 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:16 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:46 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:16 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:16 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:16 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:16 | +8h |
Best time to call Erçek
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Erçek local time:
Cities sharing Erçek's time zone
Distances from Erçek
| Dubai | 1,848 km | SE (140°) |
| Moscow | 1,954 km | NNW (349°) |
| Paris | 3,456 km | WNW (303°) |
| Mumbai | 3,559 km | ESE (119°) |
| London | 3,656 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,832 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 7,365 km | ESE (109°) |
| Tokyo | 8,083 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 9,795 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,637 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,718 km | NNW (345°) |
| Sydney | 13,670 km | ESE (109°) |
Cities near Erçek
FAQ
What time is it in Erçek right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Erçek (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Erçek in?
Erçek runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Erçek observe daylight saving time?
Erçek does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Erçek today?
Erçek sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 17:06 today, giving 10h 32m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Erçek tonight?
The moon phase over Erçek tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Erçek?
The antipode of Erçek — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.65° S, 136.36° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,621 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Erçek?
Erçek lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Erçek?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Erçek, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.