Right now, local time in Saqqez is 15:59 (GMT+3:30, UTC+03:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Saqqez ranks #3711 worldwide by population and #62 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Day length
- 10h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 9h 41m (winter) – 14h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Saqqez — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 36.2499° N, 46.2735° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kurdistan Province
- Country
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- Population
- 165,258 · #3711 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Saqqez through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.25° S, 133.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,291 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Saqqez today Tehran
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:47
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 202.5° from north (SSW (202°))
Full prayer timetable for Saqqez — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Saqqez sits in the Asia/Tehran time zone, UTC+03:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2038 cities we cover in Iran.
Saqqez's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,494 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,359 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.25° N, 46.27° 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 | 04:29 | −11h 30m |
| Chicago | 06:29 | −9h 30m |
| São Paulo | 09:29 | −6h 30m |
| London | 12:29 | −3h 30m |
| Paris | 13:29 | −2h 30m |
| Moscow | 15:29 | −0h 30m |
| Dubai | 16:29 | +0h 30m |
| Mumbai | 17:59 | +2h |
| Singapore | 20:29 | +4h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 20:29 | +4h 30m |
| Tokyo | 21:29 | +5h 30m |
| Sydney | 23:29 | +7h 30m |
Best time to call Saqqez
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Saqqez local time:
Distances from Saqqez
| Dubai | 1,494 km | SE (142°) |
| Moscow | 2,266 km | NNW (346°) |
| Mumbai | 3,226 km | ESE (119°) |
| Paris | 3,799 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 4,004 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,633 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 7,058 km | ESE (109°) |
| Tokyo | 8,027 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 10,145 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 11,774 km | WSW (252°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,035 km | NNW (347°) |
| Sydney | 13,359 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Saqqez
- Şāḩeb18 km · 15:59
- Būkān31 km · 15:59
- Bāneh45 km · 15:59
- Shāhīn Dezh54 km · 15:59
- Maḩmūdābād57 km · 15:59
- Ārmardeh56 km · 15:59
- Keshāvarz66 km · 15:59
- Ebrāhīmābād59 km · 15:59
FAQ
What time is it in Saqqez right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Saqqez (Iran), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Saqqez in?
Saqqez runs on the Asia/Tehran IANA time zone (UTC+03:30), currently abbreviated GMT+3:30.
Does Saqqez observe daylight saving time?
Saqqez does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Saqqez today?
Saqqez sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 17:29 today, giving 10h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Saqqez tonight?
The moon phase over Saqqez tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Saqqez?
The antipode of Saqqez — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.25° S, 133.73° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,291 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Saqqez?
Saqqez lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Saqqez?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Saqqez, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.