Right now, local time in Şafwān is 16:48 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Şafwān ranks #24644 worldwide by population and #97 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 27m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 10h 58m
- Solar noon
- 11:33
- Daylight range
- 10h 12m (winter) – 14h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Şafwān — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Şafwān through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.12° S, 132.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 601 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Şafwān today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:34
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:20
- Qibla direction
- 221.1° from north (SW (221°))
Full prayer timetable for Şafwān — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Şafwān sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Şafwān's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 921 km away; even Sydney lies some 12,962 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.12° N, 47.72° 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 | 05:48 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:48 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:48 | −6h |
| London | 13:48 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:48 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:48 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:48 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:18 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:48 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:48 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:48 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:48 | +8h |
Best time to call Şafwān
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Şafwān local time:
Cities sharing Şafwān's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad16:48
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah16:48
- Mosul16:48
- Erbil16:48
- Basrah16:48
- Karbala16:48
- Sadr City16:48
- Kirkuk16:48
- Abū Ghurayb16:48
- Sulaymaniyah16:48
- Nasiriyah16:48
- Najaf16:48
Distances from Şafwān
| Dubai | 921 km | SE (124°) |
| Mumbai | 2,817 km | ESE (110°) |
| Moscow | 2,960 km | NNW (347°) |
| Paris | 4,331 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 4,565 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,596 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 6,715 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,275 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,794 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 11,687 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,729 km | NNW (347°) |
| Sydney | 12,962 km | ESE (115°) |
Cities near Şafwān
- Mazāri‘ al ‘Abdalī8 km · 16:48
- Umm Qaşr21 km · 16:48
- Az Zubayr31 km · 16:48
- Abū al-Kahṣīb40 km · 16:48
- Basrah44 km · 16:48
- Abī al Khaşīb44 km · 16:48
- Al Hārithah52 km · 16:48
- Nāḩiyat ‘Atbah50 km · 16:48
FAQ
What time is it in Şafwān right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Şafwān (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Şafwān in?
Şafwān runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Şafwān observe daylight saving time?
Şafwān does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Şafwān today?
Şafwān sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 10h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Şafwān tonight?
The moon phase over Şafwān tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Şafwān?
The antipode of Şafwān — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.12° S, 132.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 601 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Şafwān?
Şafwān lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Şafwān?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Şafwān, clocks run about 27 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.