Right now, local time in Taftanāz is 18:23 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taftanāz ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #129 in Syria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 10h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 9h 43m (winter) – 14h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taftanāz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taftanāz through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.00° S, 143.21° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,637 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taftanāz today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 168.9° from north (S (169°))
Full prayer timetable for Taftanāz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taftanāz sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Taftanāz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,130 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,150 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.00° N, 36.79° 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 | 07:23 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:23 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:23 | −6h |
| London | 15:23 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:23 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:23 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:23 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:53 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:23 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:23 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:23 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:23 | +8h |
Best time to call Taftanāz
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taftanāz local time:
Cities sharing Taftanāz's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo18:23
- Damascus18:23
- Homs18:23
- Latakia18:23
- Ar Raqqah18:23
- Ḩamāh18:23
- Ţarţūs18:23
- Al Ḩasakah18:23
- Deir ez-Zor18:23
- Al Qāmishlī18:23
- Al Bāb18:23
- Idlib18:23
Distances from Taftanāz
| Dubai | 2,130 km | ESE (119°) |
| Moscow | 2,198 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 3,131 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 3,379 km | NW (312°) |
| Mumbai | 3,995 km | ESE (108°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,478 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 7,869 km | ESE (103°) |
| Tokyo | 8,750 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,677 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,966 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,806 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 14,150 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Taftanāz
FAQ
What time is it in Taftanāz right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taftanāz (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Taftanāz in?
Taftanāz runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Taftanāz observe daylight saving time?
Taftanāz does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taftanāz today?
Taftanāz sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 10h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taftanāz tonight?
The moon phase over Taftanāz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taftanāz?
The antipode of Taftanāz — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.00° S, 143.21° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,637 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taftanāz?
Taftanāz lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taftanāz?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taftanāz, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.