Right now, local time in Gaziantep is 23:35 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gaziantep ranks #190 worldwide by population and #5 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 9h 37m (winter) – 14h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gaziantep — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gaziantep through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.06° S, 142.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,714 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gaziantep today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 171.6° from north (S (172°))
Full prayer timetable for Gaziantep — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gaziantep sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Gaziantep's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 2,079 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,135 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.06° N, 37.38° 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 | 13:35 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −6h |
| London | 20:35 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +8h |
Best time to call Gaziantep
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gaziantep local time:
Cities sharing Gaziantep's time zone
Distances from Gaziantep
| Moscow | 2,079 km | N (0°) |
| Dubai | 2,145 km | ESE (123°) |
| Paris | 3,103 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 3,340 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 3,984 km | ESE (110°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,402 km | E (79°) |
| Singapore | 7,844 km | ESE (104°) |
| Tokyo | 8,637 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,616 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 11,060 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,715 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 14,135 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Gaziantep
FAQ
What time is it in Gaziantep right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gaziantep (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Gaziantep in?
Gaziantep runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Gaziantep observe daylight saving time?
Gaziantep does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaziantep today?
Gaziantep sees sunrise at 06:50 and sunset at 17:40 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gaziantep tonight?
The moon phase over Gaziantep tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gaziantep?
The antipode of Gaziantep — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.06° S, 142.62° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,714 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gaziantep?
Gaziantep lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gaziantep?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gaziantep, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.