Right now, local time in Tikrīt is 19:15 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tikrīt ranks #14290 worldwide by population and #72 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day length
- 10h 51m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 9h 50m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tikrīt — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.6158° N, 43.6786° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Salah ad Din
- Country
- 🇮🇶 Iraq
- Population
- 42,477 · #14290 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tikrīt through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.62° S, 136.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,219 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tikrīt today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:14
- Isha
- 18:36
- Qibla direction
- 195.4° from north (SSW (195°))
Full prayer timetable for Tikrīt — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tikrīt sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Tikrīt's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,526 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,510 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.62° N, 43.68° 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 | 09:15 | −10h |
| Chicago | 11:15 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 13:15 | −6h |
| London | 16:15 | −3h |
| Paris | 17:15 | −2h |
| Moscow | 19:15 | same time |
| Dubai | 20:15 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:45 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:15 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:15 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 01:15 | +6h |
| Sydney | 03:15 | +8h |
Best time to call Tikrīt
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tikrīt local time:
Cities sharing Tikrīt's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad19:15
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah19:15
- Mosul19:15
- Erbil19:15
- Basrah19:15
- Karbala19:15
- Sadr City19:15
- Kirkuk19:15
- Abū Ghurayb19:15
- Sulaymaniyah19:15
- Nasiriyah19:15
- Najaf19:15
Distances from Tikrīt
| Dubai | 1,526 km | SE (130°) |
| Moscow | 2,396 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 3,356 km | ESE (114°) |
| Paris | 3,719 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 3,946 km | NW (312°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,890 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 7,225 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,323 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,168 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,493 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,151 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 13,510 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Tikrīt
FAQ
What time is it in Tikrīt right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tikrīt (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tikrīt in?
Tikrīt runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Tikrīt observe daylight saving time?
Tikrīt does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tikrīt today?
Tikrīt sees sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 17:15 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tikrīt tonight?
The moon phase over Tikrīt tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 78.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tikrīt?
The antipode of Tikrīt — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.62° S, 136.32° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,219 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tikrīt?
Tikrīt lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tikrīt?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tikrīt, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.