Right now, local time in Sanandaj is 15:29 (GMT+3:30, UTC+03:30), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sanandaj ranks #1735 worldwide by population and #21 in Iran.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran GMT+3:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 10h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 9h 46m (winter) – 14h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sanandaj — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 35.3150° N, 46.9988° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kurdistan Province
- Country
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- Population
- 349,176 · #1735 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sanandaj through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.31° S, 133.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,173 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sanandaj today Tehran
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 18:36
- Qibla direction
- 206.2° from north (SSW (206°))
Full prayer timetable for Sanandaj — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sanandaj sits in the Asia/Tehran time zone, UTC+03:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2038 cities we cover in Iran.
Sanandaj's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,372 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,259 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.31° N, 47.00° 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 | 04:59 | −10h 30m |
| Chicago | 06:59 | −8h 30m |
| São Paulo | 08:59 | −6h 30m |
| London | 11:59 | −3h 30m |
| Paris | 12:59 | −2h 30m |
| Moscow | 14:59 | −0h 30m |
| Dubai | 15:59 | +0h 30m |
| Mumbai | 17:29 | +2h |
| Singapore | 19:59 | +4h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 19:59 | +4h 30m |
| Tokyo | 20:59 | +5h 30m |
| Sydney | 22:59 | +7h 30m |
Best time to call Sanandaj
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sanandaj local time:
Distances from Sanandaj
| Dubai | 1,372 km | SE (142°) |
| Moscow | 2,383 km | NNW (345°) |
| Mumbai | 3,119 km | ESE (119°) |
| Paris | 3,913 km | NW (307°) |
| London | 4,121 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,580 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 6,962 km | ESE (110°) |
| Tokyo | 8,025 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 10,268 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 11,804 km | WSW (252°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,151 km | NNW (347°) |
| Sydney | 13,259 km | ESE (113°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Sanandaj right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sanandaj (Iran), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sanandaj in?
Sanandaj runs on the Asia/Tehran IANA time zone (UTC+03:30), currently abbreviated GMT+3:30.
Does Sanandaj observe daylight saving time?
Sanandaj does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sanandaj today?
Sanandaj sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 10h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sanandaj tonight?
The moon phase over Sanandaj tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sanandaj?
The antipode of Sanandaj — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.31° S, 133.00° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,173 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sanandaj?
Sanandaj lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sanandaj?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sanandaj, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.