Right now, local time in Sanikiluaq is 18:31 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sanikiluaq ranks #147409 worldwide by population and #2841 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Iqaluit EST
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 14, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Day length
- 9h 06m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 6h 49m (winter) – 17h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sanikiluaq — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sanikiluaq through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 56.54° S, 100.77° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 2,702 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sanikiluaq today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:41
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 14:03
- Maghrib
- 16:32
- Isha
- 18:19
- Qibla direction
- 54.6° from north (NE (55°))
Full prayer timetable for Sanikiluaq — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sanikiluaq sits in the America/Iqaluit time zone, UTC-05:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Sanikiluaq's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 1,738 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,474 km off. Its position on the globe is 56.54° N, 79.23° W, 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 | 15:31 | −3h |
| Chicago | 17:31 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 20:31 | +2h |
| London | 23:31 | +5h |
| Paris | 00:31 | +6h |
| Moscow | 02:31 | +8h |
| Dubai | 03:31 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 05:01 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:31 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 07:31 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 08:31 | +14h |
| Sydney | 10:31 | +16h |
Best time to call Sanikiluaq
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sanikiluaq local time:
Cities sharing Sanikiluaq's time zone
Distances from Sanikiluaq
| Chicago | 1,738 km | SSW (204°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,859 km | WSW (246°) |
| London | 4,906 km | ENE (61°) |
| Paris | 5,231 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,300 km | NE (37°) |
| Tokyo | 9,124 km | NNW (329°) |
| São Paulo | 9,418 km | SSE (150°) |
| Dubai | 9,967 km | NE (40°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,156 km | NNW (347°) |
| Mumbai | 11,217 km | NNE (27°) |
| Singapore | 13,572 km | N (356°) |
| Sydney | 15,474 km | WNW (282°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Sanikiluaq right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sanikiluaq (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sanikiluaq in?
Sanikiluaq runs on the America/Iqaluit IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does Sanikiluaq observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 14, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sanikiluaq today?
Sanikiluaq sees sunrise at 07:28 and sunset at 16:34 today, giving 9h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sanikiluaq tonight?
The moon phase over Sanikiluaq tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sanikiluaq?
The antipode of Sanikiluaq — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 56.54° S, 100.77° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 2,702 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sanikiluaq?
Sanikiluaq lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sanikiluaq?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sanikiluaq, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.