Right now, local time in Qīrah is 19:30 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Qīrah ranks #56563 worldwide by population and #94 in Libya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Tripoli GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 47m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 11h 05m
- Solar noon
- 12:47
- Daylight range
- 10h 24m (winter) – 13h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Qīrah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 27.5860° N, 14.3537° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Wadi ash Shati'
- Country
- 🇱🇾 Libya
- Population
- 6,997 · #56563 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Qīrah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.59° S, 165.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Avarua, Cook Islands, 925 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Qīrah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:48
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Dhuhr
- 12:47
- Asr
- 15:55
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:35
- Qibla direction
- 99.3° from north (E (99°))
Full prayer timetable for Qīrah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Qīrah sits in the Africa/Tripoli time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 119 cities we cover in Libya.
Qīrah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 2,580 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,863 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.59° N, 14.35° 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 | 09:30 | −10h |
| Chicago | 11:30 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 14:30 | −5h |
| London | 17:30 | −2h |
| Paris | 18:30 | −1h |
| Moscow | 20:30 | +1h |
| Dubai | 21:30 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 23:00 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:30 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 01:30 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 02:30 | +7h |
| Sydney | 04:30 | +9h |
Best time to call Qīrah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Qīrah local time:
Cities sharing Qīrah's time zone
Distances from Qīrah
| Paris | 2,580 km | NNW (340°) |
| London | 2,923 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 3,643 km | NNE (24°) |
| Dubai | 4,067 km | E (84°) |
| Mumbai | 5,998 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 8,666 km | SW (235°) |
| Chicago | 8,905 km | NW (312°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,778 km | ENE (66°) |
| Singapore | 9,885 km | E (89°) |
| Tokyo | 10,942 km | NE (42°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,537 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 15,863 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Qīrah
FAQ
What time is it in Qīrah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Qīrah (Libya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Qīrah in?
Qīrah runs on the Africa/Tripoli IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Qīrah observe daylight saving time?
Qīrah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Qīrah today?
Qīrah sees sunrise at 07:14 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 11h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Qīrah tonight?
The moon phase over Qīrah tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Qīrah?
The antipode of Qīrah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.59° S, 165.65° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Avarua, Cook Islands, roughly 925 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Qīrah?
Qīrah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Qīrah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Qīrah, clocks run about 47 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.