Right now, local time in Sāmarrā’ is 15:25 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sāmarrā’ ranks #3874 worldwide by population and #28 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 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 48m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 9h 52m (winter) – 14h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sāmarrā’ — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.1959° N, 43.8857° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Salah ad Din
- Country
- 🇮🇶 Iraq
- Population
- 158,508 · #3874 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sāmarrā’ through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.20° S, 136.11° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,169 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sāmarrā’ today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:52
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 14:49
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:34
- Qibla direction
- 196.7° from north (SSW (197°))
Full prayer timetable for Sāmarrā’ — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sāmarrā’ sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Sāmarrā’'s nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,482 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,475 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.20° N, 43.89° 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 | 04:25 | −11h |
| Chicago | 06:25 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 09:25 | −6h |
| London | 12:25 | −3h |
| Paris | 13:25 | −2h |
| Moscow | 15:25 | same time |
| Dubai | 16:25 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 17:55 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:25 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 20:25 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 21:25 | +6h |
| Sydney | 23:25 | +8h |
Best time to call Sāmarrā’
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sāmarrā’ local time:
Cities sharing Sāmarrā’'s time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad15:25
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah15:25
- Mosul15:25
- Erbil15:25
- Basrah15:25
- Karbala15:25
- Sadr City15:25
- Kirkuk15:25
- Abū Ghurayb15:25
- Sulaymaniyah15:25
- Nasiriyah15:25
- Najaf15:25
Distances from Sāmarrā’
| Dubai | 1,482 km | SE (129°) |
| Moscow | 2,446 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 3,320 km | ESE (113°) |
| Paris | 3,763 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 3,991 km | NW (312°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,879 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 7,193 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,332 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,218 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,495 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,201 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 13,475 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Sāmarrā’
FAQ
What time is it in Sāmarrā’ right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sāmarrā’ (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sāmarrā’ in?
Sāmarrā’ runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sāmarrā’ observe daylight saving time?
Sāmarrā’ does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sāmarrā’ today?
Sāmarrā’ sees sunrise at 06:25 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sāmarrā’ tonight?
The moon phase over Sāmarrā’ tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 60.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sāmarrā’?
The antipode of Sāmarrā’ — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.20° S, 136.11° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,169 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sāmarrā’?
Sāmarrā’ lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sāmarrā’?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sāmarrā’, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.