Right now, local time in Karachi is 01:34 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karachi ranks #19 worldwide by population and #2 in Pakistan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Karachi GMT+5
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 11h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 10h 35m (winter) – 13h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karachi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 24.8608° N, 67.0104° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sindh
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Population
- 11,624,219 · #19 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karachi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.86° S, 112.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Hanga Roa, Chile, about 438 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:34 GMT-5 (Pacific/Easter)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karachi today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:20
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 16:18
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 267.7° from north (W (268°))
Full prayer timetable for Karachi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karachi sits in the Asia/Karachi time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 18m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 570 cities we cover in Pakistan.
Karachi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 886 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,441 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.86° N, 67.01° 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 | 13:34 | −12h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −10h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −8h |
| London | 20:34 | −5h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −4h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −2h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +4h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +6h |
Best time to call Karachi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karachi local time:
Cities sharing Karachi's time zone
Other cities in Pakistan
- Lahore01:34
- Peshawar01:34
- Faisalabad01:34
- Rawalpindi01:34
- Gujranwala01:34
- Multan01:34
- Hyderabad01:34
- Quetta01:34
- Bannu01:34
- Sargodha01:34
- Sialkot01:34
- Bahawalpur01:34
Distances from Karachi
| Mumbai | 886 km | SE (136°) |
| Dubai | 1,180 km | W (275°) |
| Moscow | 4,180 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 4,736 km | ESE (118°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,790 km | E (83°) |
| Paris | 6,127 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 6,309 km | NW (317°) |
| Tokyo | 6,929 km | ENE (61°) |
| Sydney | 11,019 km | ESE (123°) |
| Chicago | 12,149 km | NNW (340°) |
| São Paulo | 13,354 km | WSW (256°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,441 km | N (5°) |
Cities near Karachi
- Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society6 km · 01:34
- Goth Shams Pir9 km · 01:34
- Karachi University Employees Co-operative Housing Society16 km · 01:34
- Hub22 km · 01:34
- Malir Cantonment22 km · 01:34
- Gadani40 km · 01:34
- Gharo60 km · 01:34
- Mirpur Sakro71 km · 01:34
FAQ
What time is it in Karachi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karachi (Pakistan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Karachi in?
Karachi runs on the Asia/Karachi IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Karachi observe daylight saving time?
Karachi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karachi today?
Karachi sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 11h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karachi tonight?
The moon phase over Karachi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karachi?
The antipode of Karachi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.86° S, 112.99° W. It falls on land, near Hanga Roa, Chile, about 438 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karachi?
Karachi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karachi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karachi, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.