Right now, local time in Palu is 17:00 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Palu ranks #41667 worldwide by population and #529 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 10h 32m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 9h 27m (winter) – 14h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Palu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Palu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.69° S, 140.08° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,798 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Palu today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 17:19
- Isha
- 18:44
- Qibla direction
- 180.3° from north (S (180°))
Full prayer timetable for Palu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Palu sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 32m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Palu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,906 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,978 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.69° N, 39.92° 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 | 06:00 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:00 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:00 | −6h |
| London | 14:00 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:00 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:00 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:00 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:30 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:00 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:00 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:00 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:00 | +8h |
Best time to call Palu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Palu local time:
Cities sharing Palu's time zone
Distances from Palu
| Moscow | 1,906 km | N (356°) |
| Dubai | 2,076 km | SE (131°) |
| Paris | 3,183 km | WNW (303°) |
| London | 3,397 km | NW (308°) |
| Mumbai | 3,849 km | ESE (115°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,152 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 7,675 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 8,351 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 9,605 km | NW (324°) |
| São Paulo | 11,334 km | WSW (249°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,619 km | NNW (341°) |
| Sydney | 13,978 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Palu
FAQ
What time is it in Palu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palu (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Palu in?
Palu runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Palu observe daylight saving time?
Palu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Palu today?
Palu sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 10h 32m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Palu tonight?
The moon phase over Palu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Palu?
The antipode of Palu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.69° S, 140.08° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,798 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Palu?
Palu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Palu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Palu, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.