Right now, local time in Rakaw is 18:16 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rakaw ranks #60179 worldwide by population and #124 in Belarus.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Minsk GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 56m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 9h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:56
- Daylight range
- 7h 23m (winter) – 17h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rakaw — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.9674° N, 27.0562° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Minsk
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Population
- 6,300 · #60179 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rakaw through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.97° S, 152.94° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 2,037 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rakaw today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:13
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Dhuhr
- 12:56
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 19:30
- Qibla direction
- 158.4° from north (SSE (158°))
Full prayer timetable for Rakaw — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rakaw sits in the Europe/Minsk time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 24m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 260 cities we cover in Belarus.
Rakaw's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 704 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,174 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.97° N, 27.06° 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 | 07:16 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:16 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:16 | −6h |
| London | 15:16 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:16 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:16 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:16 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:46 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:16 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:16 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:16 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:16 | +8h |
Best time to call Rakaw
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rakaw local time:
Cities sharing Rakaw's time zone
Distances from Rakaw
| Moscow | 704 km | ENE (69°) |
| Paris | 1,794 km | W (262°) |
| London | 1,839 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 3,951 km | SE (133°) |
| Mumbai | 5,489 km | ESE (117°) |
| Chicago | 7,682 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,834 km | ENE (79°) |
| Tokyo | 8,147 km | NE (52°) |
| Singapore | 9,024 km | E (100°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,675 km | NNW (332°) |
| São Paulo | 11,106 km | WSW (243°) |
| Sydney | 15,174 km | E (86°) |
Cities near Rakaw
- Novosel’ye11 km · 18:16
- Pyatryshki15 km · 18:16
- Zaslawye15 km · 18:16
- Khatsyezhyna18 km · 18:16
- Radaškovičy24 km · 18:16
- Krasnaye31 km · 18:16
- Dzyarzhynsk32 km · 18:16
- Chyst’34 km · 18:16
FAQ
What time is it in Rakaw right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rakaw (Belarus), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Rakaw in?
Rakaw runs on the Europe/Minsk IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Rakaw observe daylight saving time?
Rakaw does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rakaw today?
Rakaw sees sunrise at 08:14 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 9h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rakaw tonight?
The moon phase over Rakaw tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rakaw?
The antipode of Rakaw — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.97° S, 152.94° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 2,037 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rakaw?
Rakaw lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rakaw?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rakaw, clocks run about 56 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.