Right now, local time in Mosul is 08:53 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mosul ranks #280 worldwide by population and #3 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 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 42m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 9h 41m (winter) – 14h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 64% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mosul — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mosul through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.34° S, 136.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,410 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mosul today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:56
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:36
- Qibla direction
- 191.8° from north (SSW (192°))
Full prayer timetable for Mosul — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mosul sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Mosul's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,691 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,626 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.34° N, 43.12° 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 | 22:53 | −10h |
| Chicago | 00:53 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 02:53 | −6h |
| London | 05:53 | −3h |
| Paris | 06:53 | −2h |
| Moscow | 08:53 | same time |
| Dubai | 09:53 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 11:23 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 13:53 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 13:53 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 14:53 | +6h |
| Sydney | 16:53 | +8h |
Best time to call Mosul
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mosul local time:
Cities sharing Mosul's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad08:53
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah08:53
- Erbil08:53
- Basrah08:53
- Karbala08:53
- Sadr City08:53
- Kirkuk08:53
- Abū Ghurayb08:53
- Sulaymaniyah08:53
- Nasiriyah08:53
- Najaf08:53
- Al Hillah08:53
Distances from Mosul
| Dubai | 1,691 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 2,200 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 3,482 km | ESE (116°) |
| Paris | 3,564 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 3,782 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,912 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 7,330 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,260 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 9,982 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,509 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,953 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 13,626 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Mosul
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah1 km · 08:53
- Tallkayf17 km · 08:53
- Barţalah24 km · 08:53
- Al-Hamdaniya24 km · 08:53
- Kays Qal‘ah37 km · 08:53
- Ash Shaykhān45 km · 08:53
- Sīnah53 km · 08:53
- Dihok60 km · 08:53
FAQ
What time is it in Mosul right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mosul (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mosul in?
Mosul runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mosul observe daylight saving time?
Mosul does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mosul today?
Mosul sees sunrise at 06:31 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mosul tonight?
The moon phase over Mosul tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 63.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mosul?
The antipode of Mosul — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.34° S, 136.88° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,410 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mosul?
Mosul lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mosul?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mosul, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.