Right now, local time in Umm Qaşr is 16:52 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Umm Qaşr ranks #5805 worldwide by population and #48 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 27m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Day length
- 10h 58m
- Solar noon
- 11:33
- Daylight range
- 10h 13m (winter) – 14h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Umm Qaşr — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Umm Qaşr through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.04° S, 132.08° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 586 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Umm Qaşr today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:35
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:33
- Asr
- 14:38
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:19
- Qibla direction
- 222.1° from north (SW (222°))
Full prayer timetable for Umm Qaşr — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Umm Qaşr sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Umm Qaşr sits at just 9 m above sea level. Umm Qaşr's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 900 km away; even Sydney lies some 12,940 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.04° N, 47.92° 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 | 05:52 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:52 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:52 | −6h |
| London | 13:52 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:52 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:52 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:52 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:22 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:52 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:52 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:52 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:52 | +8h |
Best time to call Umm Qaşr
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Umm Qaşr local time:
Cities sharing Umm Qaşr's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad16:52
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah16:52
- Mosul16:52
- Erbil16:52
- Basrah16:52
- Karbala16:52
- Sadr City16:52
- Kirkuk16:52
- Abū Ghurayb16:52
- Sulaymaniyah16:52
- Nasiriyah16:52
- Najaf16:52
Distances from Umm Qaşr
| Dubai | 900 km | SE (124°) |
| Mumbai | 2,796 km | ESE (110°) |
| Moscow | 2,973 km | NNW (347°) |
| Paris | 4,351 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 4,586 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,578 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 6,694 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,264 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,812 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 11,703 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,742 km | NNW (347°) |
| Sydney | 12,940 km | ESE (116°) |
Cities near Umm Qaşr
- Mazāri‘ al ‘Abdalī19 km · 16:52
- Şafwān21 km · 16:52
- Abū al-Kahṣīb45 km · 16:52
- Abī al Khaşīb46 km · 16:52
- Az Zubayr45 km · 16:52
- Mīnūshahr46 km · 17:22
- Nāḩiyat ‘Atbah50 km · 16:52
- Khorramshahr52 km · 17:22
FAQ
What time is it in Umm Qaşr right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Umm Qaşr (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Umm Qaşr in?
Umm Qaşr runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Umm Qaşr observe daylight saving time?
Umm Qaşr does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Umm Qaşr today?
Umm Qaşr sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:02 today, giving 10h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Umm Qaşr tonight?
The moon phase over Umm Qaşr tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Umm Qaşr?
The antipode of Umm Qaşr — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.04° S, 132.08° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 586 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Umm Qaşr?
Umm Qaşr sits at about 9 m above sea level, higher than roughly 8% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Umm Qaşr?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Umm Qaşr, clocks run about 27 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.