Right now, local time in Tehran is 00:04 (GMT+3:30, UTC+03:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tehran ranks #48 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day length
- 10h 54m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 9h 44m (winter) – 14h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tehran — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tehran through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.69° S, 128.58° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,191 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tehran today Tehran
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 18:20
- Qibla direction
- 218.5° from north (SW (218°))
Full prayer timetable for Tehran — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tehran sits in the Asia/Tehran time zone, UTC+03:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Iran, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Tehran's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,218 km away; even Sydney lies some 12,909 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.69° N, 51.42° 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 | 13:34 | −10h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h 30m |
| London | 20:34 | −3h 30m |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −0h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +0h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +4h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +4h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +5h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +7h 30m |
Best time to call Tehran
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tehran local time:
Distances from Tehran
| Dubai | 1,218 km | SSE (161°) |
| Moscow | 2,465 km | NNW (339°) |
| Mumbai | 2,802 km | SE (126°) |
| Paris | 4,211 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 4,399 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,178 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 6,604 km | ESE (113°) |
| Tokyo | 7,659 km | ENE (60°) |
| Chicago | 10,436 km | NNW (331°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,186 km | N (351°) |
| São Paulo | 12,200 km | WSW (255°) |
| Sydney | 12,909 km | ESE (114°) |
Cities near Tehran
- Vaḩīdīyeh5 km · 00:04
- Shahrak-e Qods8 km · 00:04
- Rey11 km · 00:04
- Tajrīsh12 km · 00:04
- Morteẕá Gerd12 km · 00:04
- Shahrak-e ‘Alā’īn13 km · 00:04
- Eslāmābād13 km · 00:04
- Chahār Dangeh14 km · 00:04
FAQ
What time is it in Tehran right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tehran (Iran), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tehran in?
Tehran runs on the Asia/Tehran IANA time zone (UTC+03:30), currently abbreviated GMT+3:30.
Does Tehran observe daylight saving time?
Tehran does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tehran today?
Tehran sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 17:16 today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tehran tonight?
The moon phase over Tehran tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tehran?
The antipode of Tehran — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.69° S, 128.58° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,191 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tehran?
Tehran lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tehran?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tehran, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.