Right now, local time in Samarkand is 01:34 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Samarkand ranks #989 worldwide by population and #4 in Uzbekistan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Samarkand GMT+5
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Day length
- 10h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 9h 22m (winter) – 14h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Samarkand — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 39.6546° N, 66.9644° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Samarqand Region
- Country
- 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
- Population
- 595,200 · #989 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Samarkand through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.65° S, 113.04° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,430 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Samarkand today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 239.8° from north (WSW (240°))
Full prayer timetable for Samarkand — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Samarkand sits in the Asia/Samarkand time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 219 cities we cover in Uzbekistan.
Samarkand's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,935 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,623 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.65° N, 66.96° 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 | 13:34 | −12h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −10h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −8h |
| London | 20:34 | −5h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −4h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −2h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +4h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +6h |
Best time to call Samarkand
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Samarkand local time:
Cities sharing Samarkand's time zone
Distances from Samarkand
| Dubai | 1,935 km | SW (218°) |
| Mumbai | 2,363 km | SSE (164°) |
| Moscow | 2,797 km | NW (320°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,829 km | E (99°) |
| Paris | 5,088 km | NW (304°) |
| London | 5,191 km | NW (308°) |
| Singapore | 5,658 km | SE (129°) |
| Tokyo | 6,236 km | ENE (69°) |
| Chicago | 10,593 km | NNW (341°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,802 km | N (4°) |
| Sydney | 11,892 km | ESE (120°) |
| São Paulo | 13,623 km | W (265°) |
Cities near Samarkand
- Dahbed13 km · 01:34
- Jomboy Shahri12 km · 01:34
- Toyloq Qishlog’i12 km · 01:34
- Charxin13 km · 01:34
- Chelak31 km · 01:34
- Juma Shahri27 km · 01:34
- Loyish Shaharchasi31 km · 01:34
- Bulung’ur Shahri29 km · 01:34
FAQ
What time is it in Samarkand right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Samarkand (Uzbekistan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Samarkand in?
Samarkand runs on the Asia/Samarkand IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Samarkand observe daylight saving time?
Samarkand does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Samarkand today?
Samarkand sees sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 17:37 today, giving 10h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Samarkand tonight?
The moon phase over Samarkand tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Samarkand?
The antipode of Samarkand — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.65° S, 113.04° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,430 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Samarkand?
Samarkand lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Samarkand?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Samarkand, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.