Right now, local time in Kafr Shams is 16:09 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kafr Shams ranks #38968 worldwide by population and #96 in Syria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 9h 58m (winter) – 14h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kafr Shams — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kafr Shams through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.12° S, 143.89° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,393 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kafr Shams today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 17:43
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 163.3° from north (SSE (163°))
Full prayer timetable for Kafr Shams — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kafr Shams sits in the Asia/Damascus 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 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Kafr Shams's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,053 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,104 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.12° N, 36.11° 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 | 05:09 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:09 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:09 | −6h |
| London | 13:09 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:09 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:09 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:09 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:39 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:09 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:09 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:09 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:09 | +8h |
Best time to call Kafr Shams
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kafr Shams local time:
Cities sharing Kafr Shams's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo16:09
- Damascus16:09
- Homs16:09
- Latakia16:09
- Ar Raqqah16:09
- Ḩamāh16:09
- Ţarţūs16:09
- Al Ḩasakah16:09
- Deir ez-Zor16:09
- Al Qāmishlī16:09
- Al Bāb16:09
- Idlib16:09
Distances from Kafr Shams
| Dubai | 2,053 km | ESE (110°) |
| Moscow | 2,520 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 3,290 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 3,558 km | NW (316°) |
| Mumbai | 3,965 km | ESE (104°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,608 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 7,862 km | ESE (101°) |
| Tokyo | 8,990 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,890 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,782 km | WSW (246°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,080 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,104 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Kafr Shams
- Kafr Nāsij7 km · 16:09
- Aş Şanamayn9 km · 16:09
- ‘Aqrabā9 km · 16:09
- Inkhil11 km · 16:09
- Jāsim15 km · 16:09
- Ghabāghib13 km · 16:09
- Başīr13 km · 16:09
- Dayr Mākir15 km · 16:09
FAQ
What time is it in Kafr Shams right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kafr Shams (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kafr Shams in?
Kafr Shams runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kafr Shams observe daylight saving time?
Kafr Shams does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kafr Shams today?
Kafr Shams sees sunrise at 06:55 and sunset at 17:45 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kafr Shams tonight?
The moon phase over Kafr Shams tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kafr Shams?
The antipode of Kafr Shams — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.12° S, 143.89° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,393 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kafr Shams?
Kafr Shams lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kafr Shams?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kafr Shams, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.