Right now, local time in Karakesek is 20:27 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karakesek ranks #133252 worldwide by population and #1634 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Day length
- 10h 37m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 9h 35m (winter) – 14h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karakesek — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karakesek through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.33° S, 142.76° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,746 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karakesek today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 171.3° from north (S (171°))
Full prayer timetable for Karakesek — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karakesek sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 37m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Karakesek's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 2,050 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,156 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.33° N, 37.24° 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 | 09:27 | −11h |
| Chicago | 11:27 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 14:27 | −6h |
| London | 17:27 | −3h |
| Paris | 18:27 | −2h |
| Moscow | 20:27 | same time |
| Dubai | 21:27 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 22:57 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:27 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 01:27 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 02:27 | +6h |
| Sydney | 04:27 | +8h |
Best time to call Karakesek
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karakesek local time:
Cities sharing Karakesek's time zone
Distances from Karakesek
| Moscow | 2,050 km | N (1°) |
| Dubai | 2,171 km | ESE (123°) |
| Paris | 3,075 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 3,312 km | NW (310°) |
| Mumbai | 4,006 km | ESE (111°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,409 km | E (79°) |
| Singapore | 7,863 km | ESE (104°) |
| Tokyo | 8,630 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,585 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 11,060 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,683 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 14,156 km | ESE (107°) |
Cities near Karakesek
FAQ
What time is it in Karakesek right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karakesek (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Karakesek in?
Karakesek runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Karakesek observe daylight saving time?
Karakesek does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karakesek today?
Karakesek sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 17:34 today, giving 10h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karakesek tonight?
The moon phase over Karakesek tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karakesek?
The antipode of Karakesek — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.33° S, 142.76° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,746 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karakesek?
Karakesek lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karakesek?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karakesek, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.