Right now, local time in Qaţanā is 16:43 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Qaţanā ranks #29198 worldwide by population and #87 in Syria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day length
- 10h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 9h 56m (winter) – 14h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Qaţanā — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 33.4376° N, 36.0789° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rif-dimashq
- Country
- 🇸🇾 Syria
- Population
- 18,511 · #29198 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Qaţanā through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.44° S, 143.92° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,421 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Qaţanā today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 17:43
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 163.6° from north (SSE (164°))
Full prayer timetable for Qaţanā — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Qaţanā sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Qaţanā's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,068 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,118 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.44° N, 36.08° 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 | 05:43 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:43 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:43 | −6h |
| London | 13:43 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:43 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:43 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:43 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:13 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:43 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:43 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:43 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:43 | +8h |
Best time to call Qaţanā
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Qaţanā local time:
Cities sharing Qaţanā's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo16:43
- Damascus16:43
- Homs16:43
- Latakia16:43
- Ar Raqqah16:43
- Ḩamāh16:43
- Ţarţūs16:43
- Al Ḩasakah16:43
- Deir ez-Zor16:43
- Al Qāmishlī16:43
- Al Bāb16:43
- Idlib16:43
Distances from Qaţanā
| Dubai | 2,068 km | ESE (111°) |
| Moscow | 2,485 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 3,264 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 3,530 km | NW (316°) |
| Mumbai | 3,977 km | ESE (104°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,603 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 7,872 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,971 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,861 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,794 km | WSW (246°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,046 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,118 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Qaţanā
FAQ
What time is it in Qaţanā right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Qaţanā (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Qaţanā in?
Qaţanā runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Qaţanā observe daylight saving time?
Qaţanā does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Qaţanā today?
Qaţanā sees sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 17:44 today, giving 10h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Qaţanā tonight?
The moon phase over Qaţanā tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Qaţanā?
The antipode of Qaţanā — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.44° S, 143.92° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,421 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Qaţanā?
Qaţanā lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Qaţanā?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Qaţanā, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.