Right now, local time in Latakia is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Latakia ranks #815 worldwide by population and #4 in Syria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 10h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 9h 45m (winter) – 14h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Latakia — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Latakia through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.53° S, 144.21° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,610 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Latakia today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 17:47
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 164.9° from north (SSE (165°))
Full prayer timetable for Latakia — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Latakia sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Latakia's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,186 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,219 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.53° N, 35.79° 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 | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Latakia
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Latakia local time:
Cities sharing Latakia's time zone
- AleppoSY
- DamascusSY
- HomsSY
- Ar RaqqahSY
- ḨamāhSY
- ŢarţūsSY
- Al ḨasakahSY
- Deir ez-ZorSY
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo23:34
- Damascus23:34
- Homs23:34
- Ar Raqqah23:34
- Ḩamāh23:34
- Ţarţūs23:34
- Al Ḩasakah23:34
- Deir ez-Zor23:34
- Al Qāmishlī23:34
- Al Bāb23:34
- Idlib23:34
- Dūmā23:34
Distances from Latakia
| Dubai | 2,186 km | ESE (116°) |
| Moscow | 2,254 km | N (3°) |
| Paris | 3,093 km | NW (309°) |
| London | 3,348 km | NW (313°) |
| Mumbai | 4,065 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,577 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 7,945 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,853 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,662 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,863 km | WSW (246°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,821 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,219 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Latakia
- Al Hinādī8 km · 23:34
- Burj Islām16 km · 23:34
- ‘Ayn al Bayḑā16 km · 23:34
- Al Bahlūlīyah19 km · 23:34
- Jablah23 km · 23:34
- Al Fākhūrah20 km · 23:34
- Al Ḩaffah23 km · 23:34
- ‘Ayn Shiqāq26 km · 23:34
FAQ
What time is it in Latakia right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Latakia (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Latakia in?
Latakia runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Latakia observe daylight saving time?
Latakia does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Latakia today?
Latakia sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Latakia tonight?
The moon phase over Latakia tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Latakia?
The antipode of Latakia — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.53° S, 144.21° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,610 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Latakia?
Latakia lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Latakia?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Latakia, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.