Right now, local time in Kars is 19:23 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kars ranks #6845 worldwide by population and #123 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 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day length
- 10h 26m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 9h 16m (winter) – 15h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kars — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 40.5983° N, 43.0855° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kars Province
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Population
- 91,450 · #6845 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kars through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.60° S, 136.91° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,839 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kars today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 189.2° from north (S (189°))
Full prayer timetable for Kars — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kars sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 26m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Kars's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,733 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,785 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.60° N, 43.09° 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 | 08:23 | −11h |
| Chicago | 10:23 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 13:23 | −6h |
| London | 16:23 | −3h |
| Paris | 17:23 | −2h |
| Moscow | 19:23 | same time |
| Dubai | 20:23 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:53 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:23 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:23 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 01:23 | +6h |
| Sydney | 03:23 | +8h |
Best time to call Kars
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kars local time:
Cities sharing Kars's time zone
Distances from Kars
| Moscow | 1,733 km | NNW (348°) |
| Dubai | 2,047 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 3,303 km | WNW (300°) |
| London | 3,489 km | NW (305°) |
| Mumbai | 3,710 km | ESE (121°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,855 km | E (84°) |
| Singapore | 7,480 km | ESE (109°) |
| Tokyo | 8,008 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 9,589 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,497 km | NNW (344°) |
| São Paulo | 11,661 km | WSW (252°) |
| Sydney | 13,785 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Kars
FAQ
What time is it in Kars right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kars (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kars in?
Kars runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kars observe daylight saving time?
Kars does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kars today?
Kars sees sunrise at 06:39 and sunset at 17:05 today, giving 10h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kars tonight?
The moon phase over Kars tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kars?
The antipode of Kars — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.60° S, 136.91° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,839 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kars?
Kars lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kars?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kars, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.