Right now, local time in Najaf is 10:23 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Najaf ranks #1254 worldwide by population and #12 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 10h 55m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 10h 03m (winter) – 14h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 63% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Najaf — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Najaf through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.03° S, 135.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 945 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Najaf today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:49
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 18:33
- Qibla direction
- 201.9° from north (SSW (202°))
Full prayer timetable for Najaf — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Najaf sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Najaf's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,306 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,342 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.03° N, 44.35° 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 | 00:23 | −10h |
| Chicago | 01:23 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 04:23 | −6h |
| London | 07:23 | −3h |
| Paris | 08:23 | −2h |
| Moscow | 10:23 | same time |
| Dubai | 11:23 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 12:53 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 15:23 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 15:23 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 16:23 | +6h |
| Sydney | 18:23 | +8h |
Best time to call Najaf
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Najaf local time:
Cities sharing Najaf's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad10:23
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah10:23
- Mosul10:23
- Erbil10:23
- Basrah10:23
- Karbala10:23
- Sadr City10:23
- Kirkuk10:23
- Abū Ghurayb10:23
- Sulaymaniyah10:23
- Nasiriyah10:23
- Al Hillah10:23
Distances from Najaf
| Dubai | 1,306 km | ESE (122°) |
| Moscow | 2,691 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 3,192 km | ESE (110°) |
| Paris | 3,950 km | NW (311°) |
| London | 4,188 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,877 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 7,084 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 8,429 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,442 km | NNW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,454 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,445 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 13,342 km | ESE (113°) |
Cities near Najaf
- Kufa9 km · 10:23
- Al Manādhirah19 km · 10:23
- Ash Shāmīyah25 km · 10:23
- Al Mishkhāb28 km · 10:23
- Nahiyat Ghammas41 km · 10:23
- Al-Qāsim44 km · 10:23
- Al Hillah49 km · 10:23
- Al Hāshimīyah48 km · 10:23
FAQ
What time is it in Najaf right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Najaf (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Najaf in?
Najaf runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Najaf observe daylight saving time?
Najaf does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Najaf today?
Najaf sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 10h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Najaf tonight?
The moon phase over Najaf tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Najaf?
The antipode of Najaf — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.03° S, 135.65° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 945 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Najaf?
Najaf lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Najaf?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Najaf, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.