Right now, local time in Karakasım is 17:00 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karakasım ranks #153616 worldwide by population and #1960 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 58m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 10h 22m
- Solar noon
- 12:58
- Daylight range
- 9h 10m (winter) – 15h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karakasım — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karakasım through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 41.52° S, 153.36° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,128 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karakasım today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 06:12
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Dhuhr
- 12:58
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:36
- Qibla direction
- 147.0° from north (SSE (147°))
Full prayer timetable for Karakasım — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karakasım sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 22m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Karakasım's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,772 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,148 km off. Its position on the globe is 41.52° N, 26.64° 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 | 06:00 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:00 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:00 | −6h |
| London | 14:00 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:00 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:00 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:00 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:30 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:00 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:00 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:00 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:00 | +8h |
Best time to call Karakasım
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karakasım local time:
Cities sharing Karakasım's time zone
Distances from Karakasım
| Moscow | 1,772 km | NNE (23°) |
| Paris | 2,060 km | WNW (302°) |
| London | 2,312 km | NW (308°) |
| Dubai | 3,192 km | ESE (115°) |
| Mumbai | 5,015 km | ESE (106°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,189 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 8,638 km | NW (316°) |
| Singapore | 8,843 km | E (98°) |
| Tokyo | 9,057 km | NE (49°) |
| São Paulo | 10,437 km | WSW (242°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,879 km | NNW (331°) |
| Sydney | 15,148 km | E (99°) |
Cities near Karakasım
- Orestiáda10 km · 16:00
- Néa Výssa11 km · 16:00
- Havsa15 km · 17:00
- Edirne19 km · 17:00
- Kırcasalih19 km · 17:00
- Didymóteicho22 km · 16:00
- Hasköy23 km · 17:00
- Uzunköprü28 km · 17:00
FAQ
What time is it in Karakasım right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karakasım (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Karakasım in?
Karakasım runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Karakasım observe daylight saving time?
Karakasım does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karakasım today?
Karakasım sees sunrise at 07:47 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 10h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karakasım tonight?
The moon phase over Karakasım tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karakasım?
The antipode of Karakasım — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 41.52° S, 153.36° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,128 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karakasım?
Karakasım lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karakasım?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karakasım, clocks run about 58 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.