Right now, local time in Shaft is 18:23 (GMT+3:30, UTC+03:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shaft ranks #51282 worldwide by population and #626 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 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day length
- 10h 37m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 9h 36m (winter) – 14h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shaft — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 37.1702° N, 49.3998° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Gilan Province
- Country
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- Population
- 8,184 · #51282 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shaft through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.17° S, 130.60° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,347 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shaft today Tehran
- Fajr
- 05:11
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 14:51
- Maghrib
- 17:33
- Isha
- 18:22
- Qibla direction
- 210.4° from north (SSW (210°))
Full prayer timetable for Shaft — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shaft sits in the Asia/Tehran time zone, UTC+03:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 37m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2038 cities we cover in Iran.
Shaft's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,437 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,140 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.17° N, 49.40° 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 | 06:53 | −11h 30m |
| Chicago | 08:53 | −9h 30m |
| São Paulo | 11:53 | −6h 30m |
| London | 14:53 | −3h 30m |
| Paris | 15:53 | −2h 30m |
| Moscow | 17:53 | −0h 30m |
| Dubai | 18:53 | +0h 30m |
| Mumbai | 20:23 | +2h |
| Singapore | 22:53 | +4h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 22:53 | +4h 30m |
| Tokyo | 23:53 | +5h 30m |
| Sydney | 01:53 | +7h 30m |
Best time to call Shaft
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shaft local time:
Distances from Shaft
| Dubai | 1,437 km | SSE (155°) |
| Moscow | 2,248 km | NNW (341°) |
| Mumbai | 3,045 km | SE (125°) |
| Paris | 3,968 km | NW (304°) |
| London | 4,155 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,346 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 6,834 km | ESE (112°) |
| Tokyo | 7,735 km | ENE (60°) |
| Chicago | 10,204 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,993 km | N (349°) |
| São Paulo | 12,070 km | WSW (254°) |
| Sydney | 13,140 km | ESE (113°) |
Cities near Shaft
- Aḩmad Sar Gūrāb5 km · 18:23
- Rūd Pīsh7 km · 18:23
- Chūbar9 km · 18:23
- Fūman10 km · 18:23
- Marjaghal12 km · 18:23
- Şowme‘eh Sarā16 km · 18:23
- Gūrāb Zarmīkh20 km · 18:23
- Mākalvān19 km · 18:23
FAQ
What time is it in Shaft right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shaft (Iran), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shaft in?
Shaft runs on the Asia/Tehran IANA time zone (UTC+03:30), currently abbreviated GMT+3:30.
Does Shaft observe daylight saving time?
Shaft does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shaft today?
Shaft sees sunrise at 06:38 and sunset at 17:15 today, giving 10h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shaft tonight?
The moon phase over Shaft tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shaft?
The antipode of Shaft — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.17° S, 130.60° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,347 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shaft?
Shaft lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shaft?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shaft, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.