Right now, local time in Sultanahmet is 15:29 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sultanahmet ranks #128312 worldwide by population and #1551 in Turkey.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 48m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Day length
- 10h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:48
- Daylight range
- 9h 13m (winter) – 15h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sultanahmet — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sultanahmet through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 41.00° S, 151.02° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,063 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sultanahmet today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 06:03
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:49
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 151.6° from north (SSE (152°))
Full prayer timetable for Sultanahmet — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sultanahmet sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 24m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Sultanahmet's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,757 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,946 km off. Its position on the globe is 41.00° N, 28.98° 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 |
| Chicago | 06:29 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 09:29 | −6h |
| London | 12:29 | −3h |
| Paris | 13:29 | −2h |
| Moscow | 15:29 | same time |
| Dubai | 16:29 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 17:59 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:29 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 20:29 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 21:29 | +6h |
| Sydney | 23:29 | +8h |
Best time to call Sultanahmet
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sultanahmet local time:
Cities sharing Sultanahmet's time zone
Distances from Sultanahmet
| Moscow | 1,757 km | NNE (18°) |
| Paris | 2,256 km | WNW (302°) |
| London | 2,501 km | NW (308°) |
| Dubai | 2,992 km | ESE (118°) |
| Mumbai | 4,812 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,015 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 8,642 km | E (99°) |
| Chicago | 8,813 km | NW (317°) |
| Tokyo | 8,945 km | NE (50°) |
| São Paulo | 10,583 km | WSW (243°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,021 km | NNW (333°) |
| Sydney | 14,946 km | E (100°) |
Cities near Sultanahmet
FAQ
What time is it in Sultanahmet right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sultanahmet (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sultanahmet in?
Sultanahmet runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sultanahmet observe daylight saving time?
Sultanahmet does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sultanahmet today?
Sultanahmet sees sunrise at 07:36 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 10h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sultanahmet tonight?
The moon phase over Sultanahmet tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sultanahmet?
The antipode of Sultanahmet — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 41.00° S, 151.02° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,063 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sultanahmet?
Sultanahmet lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sultanahmet?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sultanahmet, clocks run about 48 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.