Right now, local time in Mersin is 04:43 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mersin ranks #1106 worldwide by population and #20 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 9h 38m (winter) – 14h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mersin — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mersin through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.81° S, 145.36° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,697 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mersin today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 162.3° from north (SSE (162°))
Full prayer timetable for Mersin — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mersin sits in the Europe/Istanbul 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 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Mersin's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 2,119 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,360 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.81° N, 34.64° 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 | 18:43 | −10h |
| Chicago | 20:43 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 22:43 | −6h |
| London | 01:43 | −3h |
| Paris | 02:43 | −2h |
| Moscow | 04:43 | same time |
| Dubai | 05:43 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:13 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:43 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 09:43 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 10:43 | +6h |
| Sydney | 12:43 | +8h |
Best time to call Mersin
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mersin local time:
Cities sharing Mersin's time zone
Distances from Mersin
| Moscow | 2,119 km | N (5°) |
| Dubai | 2,342 km | ESE (117°) |
| Paris | 2,924 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 3,176 km | NW (312°) |
| Mumbai | 4,206 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,647 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 8,076 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,850 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,486 km | NW (321°) |
| São Paulo | 10,825 km | WSW (246°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,650 km | NNW (337°) |
| Sydney | 14,360 km | ESE (107°) |
Cities near Mersin
- İğdir11 km · 04:43
- Kazanlı11 km · 04:43
- Mezitli13 km · 04:43
- Bozön13 km · 04:43
- Parmakkurdu18 km · 04:43
- Gözne21 km · 04:43
- Kuzucubelen18 km · 04:43
- Atalar19 km · 04:43
FAQ
What time is it in Mersin right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mersin (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mersin in?
Mersin runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mersin observe daylight saving time?
Mersin does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mersin today?
Mersin sees sunrise at 07:05 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mersin tonight?
The moon phase over Mersin tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mersin?
The antipode of Mersin — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.81° S, 145.36° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,697 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mersin?
Mersin lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mersin?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mersin, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.