Right now, local time in Kufa is 17:35 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kufa ranks #5683 worldwide by population and #44 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
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 53m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 10h 03m (winter) – 14h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kufa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kufa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.05° S, 135.56° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 942 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kufa today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 14:49
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 202.3° from north (SSW (202°))
Full prayer timetable for Kufa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kufa sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Kufa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,300 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,335 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.05° N, 44.44° 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 | 06:35 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:35 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:35 | −6h |
| London | 14:35 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:35 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:35 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:35 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:05 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:35 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:35 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:35 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:35 | +8h |
Best time to call Kufa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kufa local time:
Cities sharing Kufa's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad17:35
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah17:35
- Mosul17:35
- Erbil17:35
- Basrah17:35
- Karbala17:35
- Sadr City17:35
- Kirkuk17:35
- Abū Ghurayb17:35
- Sulaymaniyah17:35
- Nasiriyah17:35
- Najaf17:35
Distances from Kufa
| Dubai | 1,300 km | ESE (123°) |
| Moscow | 2,689 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 3,184 km | ESE (110°) |
| Paris | 3,955 km | NW (311°) |
| London | 4,193 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,867 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 7,076 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 8,420 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,445 km | NNW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,463 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,445 km | NNW (345°) |
| Sydney | 13,335 km | ESE (113°) |
Cities near Kufa
- Najaf9 km · 17:35
- Al Manādhirah17 km · 17:35
- Ash Shāmīyah18 km · 17:35
- Al Mishkhāb28 km · 17:35
- Al-Qāsim36 km · 17:35
- Nahiyat Ghammas38 km · 17:35
- Al Hāshimīyah40 km · 17:35
- Al Hillah46 km · 17:35
FAQ
What time is it in Kufa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kufa (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kufa in?
Kufa runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kufa observe daylight saving time?
Kufa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kufa today?
Kufa sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kufa tonight?
The moon phase over Kufa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kufa?
The antipode of Kufa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.05° S, 135.56° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 942 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kufa?
Kufa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kufa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kufa, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.