Right now, local time in Mashhad is 00:05 (GMT+3:30, UTC+03:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mashhad ranks #185 worldwide by population and #2 in Iran.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran GMT+3:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 44m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 11:16
- Daylight range
- 9h 41m (winter) – 14h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mashhad — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 36.2981° N, 59.6057° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Razavi Khorasan
- Country
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- Population
- 2,307,177 · #185 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mashhad through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.30° S, 120.39° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,451 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mashhad today Tehran
- Fajr
- 04:25
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Dhuhr
- 11:16
- Asr
- 14:16
- Maghrib
- 16:59
- Isha
- 17:47
- Qibla direction
- 234.6° from north (SW (235°))
Full prayer timetable for Mashhad — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mashhad sits in the Asia/Tehran time zone, UTC+03:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2038 cities we cover in Iran.
Mashhad's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,294 km away; even São Paulo lies some 12,932 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.30° N, 59.61° 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 | 13:35 | −10h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −8h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −6h 30m |
| London | 20:35 | −3h 30m |
| Paris | 21:35 | −2h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −0h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +0h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +2h |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +4h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +4h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +5h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +7h 30m |
Best time to call Mashhad
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mashhad local time:
Distances from Mashhad
| Dubai | 1,294 km | SSW (200°) |
| Mumbai | 2,317 km | SE (142°) |
| Moscow | 2,725 km | NNW (329°) |
| Paris | 4,769 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 4,922 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,440 km | E (91°) |
| Singapore | 5,976 km | ESE (120°) |
| Tokyo | 6,976 km | ENE (64°) |
| Chicago | 10,706 km | NNW (336°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,190 km | N (358°) |
| Sydney | 12,276 km | ESE (118°) |
| São Paulo | 12,932 km | W (259°) |
Cities near Mashhad
- Zarkī7 km · 00:05
- Dehrūd7 km · 00:05
- Kashaf8 km · 00:05
- Gorjī-ye 'Olyā8 km · 00:05
- Gorjī-ye Soflá8 km · 00:05
- Kāz̧emābād9 km · 00:05
- Hemmatābād8 km · 00:05
- ‘Alīābād9 km · 00:05
FAQ
What time is it in Mashhad right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mashhad (Iran), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mashhad in?
Mashhad runs on the Asia/Tehran IANA time zone (UTC+03:30), currently abbreviated GMT+3:30.
Does Mashhad observe daylight saving time?
Mashhad does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mashhad today?
Mashhad sees sunrise at 05:51 and sunset at 16:41 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mashhad tonight?
The moon phase over Mashhad tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mashhad?
The antipode of Mashhad — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.30° S, 120.39° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,451 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mashhad?
Mashhad lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mashhad?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mashhad, clocks run about 44 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.