Right now, local time in Samsun is 15:41 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Samsun ranks #1536 worldwide by population and #36 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 10h 23m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 9h 11m (winter) – 15h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Samsun — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Samsun through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 41.28° S, 143.66° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 2,175 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Samsun today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:33
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 170.5° from north (S (170°))
Full prayer timetable for Samsun — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Samsun sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 23m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Samsun's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,613 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,351 km off. Its position on the globe is 41.28° N, 36.34° 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 | 04:41 | −11h |
| Chicago | 06:41 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 09:41 | −6h |
| London | 12:41 | −3h |
| Paris | 13:41 | −2h |
| Moscow | 15:41 | same time |
| Dubai | 16:41 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:11 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:41 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 20:41 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 21:41 | +6h |
| Sydney | 23:41 | +8h |
Best time to call Samsun
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Samsun local time:
Cities sharing Samsun's time zone
Distances from Samsun
| Moscow | 1,613 km | N (3°) |
| Dubai | 2,495 km | SE (130°) |
| Paris | 2,772 km | WNW (299°) |
| London | 2,981 km | NW (305°) |
| Mumbai | 4,247 km | ESE (114°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,406 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 8,045 km | ESE (104°) |
| Tokyo | 8,438 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 9,191 km | NW (321°) |
| São Paulo | 11,156 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,245 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 14,351 km | ESE (104°) |
Cities near Samsun
FAQ
What time is it in Samsun right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Samsun (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Samsun in?
Samsun runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Samsun observe daylight saving time?
Samsun does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Samsun today?
Samsun sees sunrise at 07:07 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 10h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Samsun tonight?
The moon phase over Samsun tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Samsun?
The antipode of Samsun — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 41.28° S, 143.66° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 2,175 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Samsun?
Samsun lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Samsun?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Samsun, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.