Right now, local time in Gölcük is 16:06 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gölcük ranks #11064 worldwide by population and #174 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 45m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 10h 25m
- Solar noon
- 12:45
- Daylight range
- 9h 15m (winter) – 15h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gölcük — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gölcük through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.72° S, 150.18° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,034 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gölcük today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:59
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:45
- Asr
- 15:33
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:23
- Qibla direction
- 153.3° from north (SSE (153°))
Full prayer timetable for Gölcük — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gölcük 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.
Gölcük's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,767 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,871 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.72° N, 29.82° 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 | 05:06 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:06 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:06 | −6h |
| London | 13:06 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:06 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:06 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:06 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:36 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:06 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:06 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:06 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:06 | +8h |
Best time to call Gölcük
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gölcük local time:
Cities sharing Gölcük's time zone
Distances from Gölcük
| Moscow | 1,767 km | NNE (16°) |
| Paris | 2,333 km | WNW (302°) |
| London | 2,577 km | NW (308°) |
| Dubai | 2,915 km | ESE (118°) |
| Mumbai | 4,735 km | ESE (108°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,954 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 8,567 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 8,885 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 8,911 km | NE (51°) |
| São Paulo | 10,632 km | WSW (244°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,081 km | NNW (334°) |
| Sydney | 14,871 km | E (101°) |
Cities near Gölcük
FAQ
What time is it in Gölcük right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gölcük (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gölcük in?
Gölcük runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Gölcük observe daylight saving time?
Gölcük does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gölcük today?
Gölcük sees sunrise at 07:32 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 10h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gölcük tonight?
The moon phase over Gölcük tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gölcük?
The antipode of Gölcük — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.72° S, 150.18° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,034 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gölcük?
Gölcük lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gölcük?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gölcük, clocks run about 45 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.