Right now, local time in Samankaya is 01:17 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Samankaya ranks #133674 worldwide by population and #1644 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 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Day length
- 10h 39m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Samankaya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Samankaya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.15° S, 143.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,685 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Samankaya today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:33
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 17:38
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 166.7° from north (SSE (167°))
Full prayer timetable for Samankaya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Samankaya sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Samankaya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 2,183 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,211 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.15° N, 36.13° 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 | 14:17 | −11h |
| Chicago | 16:17 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 19:17 | −6h |
| London | 22:17 | −3h |
| Paris | 23:17 | −2h |
| Moscow | 01:17 | same time |
| Dubai | 02:17 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 03:47 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:17 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 06:17 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 07:17 | +6h |
| Sydney | 09:17 | +8h |
Best time to call Samankaya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Samankaya local time:
Cities sharing Samankaya's time zone
Distances from Samankaya
| Moscow | 2,183 km | N (2°) |
| Dubai | 2,190 km | ESE (118°) |
| Paris | 3,074 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 3,324 km | NW (312°) |
| Mumbai | 4,056 km | ESE (108°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,532 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 7,930 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,787 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,627 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,918 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,769 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,211 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Samankaya
- Gümüşgöze0 km · 01:17
- Harbiye2 km · 01:17
- Aşağıokçular3 km · 01:17
- Dursunlu3 km · 01:17
- Balıklıdere4 km · 01:17
- Koçören4 km · 01:17
- Karaçay5 km · 01:17
- Hıdırbey6 km · 01:17
FAQ
What time is it in Samankaya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Samankaya (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Samankaya in?
Samankaya runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Samankaya observe daylight saving time?
Samankaya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Samankaya today?
Samankaya sees sunrise at 07:01 and sunset at 17:39 today, giving 10h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Samankaya tonight?
The moon phase over Samankaya tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Samankaya?
The antipode of Samankaya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.15° S, 143.87° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,685 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Samankaya?
Samankaya lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Samankaya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Samankaya, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.