Right now, local time in Sulaymaniyah is 23:03 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sulaymaniyah ranks #659 worldwide by population and #10 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 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Day length
- 10h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 9h 45m (winter) – 14h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 68% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sulaymaniyah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 35.5650° N, 45.4329° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sulaymaniyah
- Country
- 🇮🇶 Iraq
- Population
- 878,146 · #659 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sulaymaniyah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.56° S, 134.57° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,243 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sulaymaniyah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 14:41
- Maghrib
- 17:04
- Isha
- 18:28
- Qibla direction
- 200.6° from north (SSW (201°))
Full prayer timetable for Sulaymaniyah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sulaymaniyah sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Sulaymaniyah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,484 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,401 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.56° N, 45.43° 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 | 13:03 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:03 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:03 | −6h |
| London | 20:03 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:03 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:03 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:03 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 01:33 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:03 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:03 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:03 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:03 | +8h |
Best time to call Sulaymaniyah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sulaymaniyah local time:
Cities sharing Sulaymaniyah's time zone
Distances from Sulaymaniyah
| Dubai | 1,484 km | SE (138°) |
| Moscow | 2,323 km | NNW (348°) |
| Mumbai | 3,257 km | ESE (117°) |
| Paris | 3,782 km | NW (307°) |
| London | 3,996 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,717 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 7,105 km | ESE (109°) |
| Tokyo | 8,131 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 10,169 km | NNW (327°) |
| São Paulo | 11,678 km | WSW (252°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,090 km | NNW (346°) |
| Sydney | 13,401 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Sulaymaniyah
- Chwarta21 km · 23:03
- Qeredagh29 km · 23:03
- Mawet37 km · 23:03
- Seyid Sadiq46 km · 23:03
- Ārmardeh52 km · 23:33
- Derbendîxan55 km · 23:03
- Baynjiwayn47 km · 23:03
- Hayraw64 km · 23:03
FAQ
What time is it in Sulaymaniyah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sulaymaniyah (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sulaymaniyah in?
Sulaymaniyah runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sulaymaniyah observe daylight saving time?
Sulaymaniyah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sulaymaniyah today?
Sulaymaniyah sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 17:06 today, giving 10h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sulaymaniyah tonight?
The moon phase over Sulaymaniyah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 67.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sulaymaniyah?
The antipode of Sulaymaniyah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.56° S, 134.57° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,243 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sulaymaniyah?
Sulaymaniyah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sulaymaniyah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sulaymaniyah, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.