Right now, local time in Sinjār is 16:46 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sinjār ranks #15679 worldwide by population and #76 in Iraq.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 10h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 9h 41m (winter) – 14h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sinjār — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sinjār through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.32° S, 138.12° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,499 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sinjār today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:02
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 14:53
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 18:40
- Qibla direction
- 187.4° from north (S (187°))
Full prayer timetable for Sinjār — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sinjār sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. 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 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Sinjār's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,773 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,730 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.32° N, 41.88° 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 | 05:46 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:46 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | −6h |
| London | 13:46 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:46 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:46 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:46 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +8h |
Best time to call Sinjār
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sinjār local time:
Cities sharing Sinjār's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad16:46
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah16:46
- Mosul16:46
- Erbil16:46
- Basrah16:46
- Karbala16:46
- Sadr City16:46
- Kirkuk16:46
- Abū Ghurayb16:46
- Sulaymaniyah16:46
- Nasiriyah16:46
- Najaf16:46
Distances from Sinjār
| Dubai | 1,773 km | SE (130°) |
| Moscow | 2,185 km | N (353°) |
| Paris | 3,475 km | NW (306°) |
| Mumbai | 3,582 km | ESE (114°) |
| London | 3,698 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,022 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 7,436 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 8,354 km | ENE (56°) |
| Chicago | 9,920 km | NW (325°) |
| São Paulo | 11,404 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,923 km | NNW (343°) |
| Sydney | 13,730 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Sinjār
- Al Ba‘āj34 km · 16:46
- Al Ya‘rubīyah57 km · 16:46
- Tall ‘Afar52 km · 16:46
- Tall Ḩamīs65 km · 16:46
- Al Jawādīyah74 km · 16:46
- Al Ḩawl66 km · 16:46
- Al Qaḩţānīyah84 km · 16:46
- Alakamış94 km · 16:46
FAQ
What time is it in Sinjār right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sinjār (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sinjār in?
Sinjār runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sinjār observe daylight saving time?
Sinjār does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sinjār today?
Sinjār sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 10h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sinjār tonight?
The moon phase over Sinjār tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sinjār?
The antipode of Sinjār — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.32° S, 138.12° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,499 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sinjār?
Sinjār lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sinjār?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sinjār, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.