Right now, local time in Kirkuk is 06:22 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kirkuk ranks #544 worldwide by population and #8 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 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 9h 45m (winter) – 14h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 54% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kirkuk — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kirkuk through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.47° S, 135.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,271 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kirkuk today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:07
- Isha
- 18:30
- Qibla direction
- 197.1° from north (SSW (197°))
Full prayer timetable for Kirkuk — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kirkuk sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Kirkuk's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,542 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,484 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.47° N, 44.39° 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 | 19:22 | −11h |
| Chicago | 21:22 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 00:22 | −6h |
| London | 03:22 | −3h |
| Paris | 04:22 | −2h |
| Moscow | 06:22 | same time |
| Dubai | 07:22 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 08:52 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:22 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 11:22 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 12:22 | +6h |
| Sydney | 14:22 | +8h |
Best time to call Kirkuk
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kirkuk local time:
Cities sharing Kirkuk's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad06:22
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah06:22
- Mosul06:22
- Erbil06:22
- Basrah06:22
- Karbala06:22
- Sadr City06:22
- Abū Ghurayb06:22
- Sulaymaniyah06:22
- Nasiriyah06:22
- Najaf06:22
- Al Hillah06:22
Distances from Kirkuk
| Dubai | 1,542 km | SE (134°) |
| Moscow | 2,314 km | N (349°) |
| Mumbai | 3,336 km | ESE (116°) |
| Paris | 3,713 km | NW (307°) |
| London | 3,931 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,812 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 7,191 km | ESE (108°) |
| Tokyo | 8,216 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,126 km | NNW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,586 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,077 km | NNW (345°) |
| Sydney | 13,484 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Kirkuk
- Tāzah Khūrmātū19 km · 06:22
- Dāqūq37 km · 06:22
- Dibis37 km · 06:22
- Jamjamāl41 km · 06:22
- Shūrash41 km · 06:22
- Ar Riyāḑ49 km · 06:22
- Ţūz Khūrmātū68 km · 06:22
- Al Ḩawījah58 km · 06:22
FAQ
What time is it in Kirkuk right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kirkuk (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kirkuk in?
Kirkuk runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kirkuk observe daylight saving time?
Kirkuk does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kirkuk today?
Kirkuk sees sunrise at 06:25 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kirkuk tonight?
The moon phase over Kirkuk tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 54.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kirkuk?
The antipode of Kirkuk — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.47° S, 135.61° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,271 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kirkuk?
Kirkuk lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kirkuk?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kirkuk, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.