Right now, local time in Karkamış is 21:17 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karkamış ranks #69597 worldwide by population and #883 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Day length
- 10h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 9h 38m (winter) – 14h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 68% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karkamış — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karkamış through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.83° S, 142.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,667 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karkamış today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 18:55
- Qibla direction
- 173.6° from north (S (174°))
Full prayer timetable for Karkamış — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karkamış sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Karkamış's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,085 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,076 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.83° N, 38.00° 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 | 11:17 | −10h |
| Chicago | 13:17 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 15:17 | −6h |
| London | 18:17 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:17 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:17 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:17 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:47 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:17 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:17 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:17 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:17 | +8h |
Best time to call Karkamış
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karkamış local time:
Cities sharing Karkamış's time zone
Distances from Karkamış
| Dubai | 2,085 km | ESE (123°) |
| Moscow | 2,105 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 3,162 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 3,398 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 3,924 km | ESE (111°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,353 km | E (79°) |
| Singapore | 7,785 km | ESE (104°) |
| Tokyo | 8,607 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 9,669 km | NW (323°) |
| São Paulo | 11,101 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,758 km | NNW (340°) |
| Sydney | 14,076 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Karkamış
FAQ
What time is it in Karkamış right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karkamış (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Karkamış in?
Karkamış runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Karkamış observe daylight saving time?
Karkamış does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karkamış today?
Karkamış sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 17:34 today, giving 10h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karkamış tonight?
The moon phase over Karkamış tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karkamış?
The antipode of Karkamış — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.83° S, 142.00° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,667 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karkamış?
Karkamış lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karkamış?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karkamış, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.