Right now, local time in Kartal is 18:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kartal ranks #116913 worldwide by population and #1381 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day length
- 10h 37m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 9h 36m (winter) – 14h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kartal — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kartal through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.11° S, 143.02° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,735 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kartal today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:29
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:34
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 170.3° from north (S (170°))
Full prayer timetable for Kartal — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kartal 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.
Kartal's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 2,075 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,171 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.11° N, 36.98° 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 | 07:34 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:34 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:34 | −6h |
| London | 15:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Kartal
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kartal local time:
Cities sharing Kartal's time zone
Distances from Kartal
| Moscow | 2,075 km | N (1°) |
| Dubai | 2,178 km | ESE (122°) |
| Paris | 3,071 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 3,310 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 4,019 km | ESE (110°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,436 km | E (79°) |
| Singapore | 7,880 km | ESE (103°) |
| Tokyo | 8,663 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,590 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 11,029 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,697 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 14,171 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Kartal
- Atalar8 km · 18:34
- Sakçagöz9 km · 18:34
- Şatırhüyük12 km · 18:34
- Yamaçoba12 km · 18:34
- Tahtalıkaradut19 km · 18:34
- Işıklı19 km · 18:34
- Burç20 km · 18:34
- Musabeyli25 km · 18:34
FAQ
What time is it in Kartal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kartal (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kartal in?
Kartal runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kartal observe daylight saving time?
Kartal does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kartal today?
Kartal sees sunrise at 06:58 and sunset at 17:35 today, giving 10h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kartal tonight?
The moon phase over Kartal tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kartal?
The antipode of Kartal — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.11° S, 143.02° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,735 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kartal?
Kartal lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kartal?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kartal, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.