Right now, local time in Karbala is 23:32 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karbala ranks #444 worldwide by population and #6 in Iraq.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 11h 02m
- Solar noon
- 11:48
- Daylight range
- 10h 00m (winter) – 14h 18m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karbala — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karbala through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.62° S, 135.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,060 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karbala today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:38
- Qibla direction
- 199.5° from north (SSW (199°))
Full prayer timetable for Karbala — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karbala sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Karbala's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,367 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,395 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.62° N, 44.02° 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 | 13:32 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −6h |
| London | 20:32 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +8h |
Best time to call Karbala
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karbala local time:
Cities sharing Karbala's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad23:32
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah23:32
- Mosul23:32
- Erbil23:32
- Basrah23:32
- Sadr City23:32
- Kirkuk23:32
- Abū Ghurayb23:32
- Sulaymaniyah23:32
- Nasiriyah23:32
- Najaf23:32
- Al Hillah23:32
Distances from Karbala
| Dubai | 1,367 km | SE (124°) |
| Moscow | 2,621 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 3,243 km | ESE (111°) |
| Paris | 3,884 km | NW (310°) |
| London | 4,121 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,895 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 7,131 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 8,418 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,371 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,448 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,374 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 13,395 km | ESE (113°) |
Cities near Karbala
- Al Hindīyah20 km · 23:32
- Saddat al Hindīyah26 km · 23:32
- Al-Musayab31 km · 23:32
- Abu Gharaq31 km · 23:32
- Al Maḩāwīl36 km · 23:32
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah43 km · 23:32
- Al Hillah41 km · 23:32
- ‘Ayn Tamr51 km · 23:32
FAQ
What time is it in Karbala right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karbala (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Karbala in?
Karbala runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Karbala observe daylight saving time?
Karbala does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karbala today?
Karbala sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karbala tonight?
The moon phase over Karbala tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karbala?
The antipode of Karbala — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.62° S, 135.98° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,060 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karbala?
Karbala lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karbala?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karbala, clocks run about 12 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.