Right now, local time in Van is 00:29 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Van ranks #1136 worldwide by population and #22 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 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 10h 37m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 9h 29m (winter) – 14h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Van — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Van through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.49° S, 136.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,614 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Van today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:02
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:08
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 191.2° from north (S (191°))
Full prayer timetable for Van — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Van sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 37m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Van's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,849 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,686 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.49° N, 43.38° 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 | 14:29 | −10h |
| Chicago | 16:29 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 18:29 | −6h |
| London | 21:29 | −3h |
| Paris | 22:29 | −2h |
| Moscow | 00:29 | same time |
| Dubai | 01:29 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:59 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:29 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 05:29 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 06:29 | +6h |
| Sydney | 08:29 | +8h |
Best time to call Van
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Van local time:
Cities sharing Van's time zone
Distances from Van
| Dubai | 1,849 km | SE (139°) |
| Moscow | 1,967 km | N (349°) |
| Paris | 3,447 km | WNW (303°) |
| Mumbai | 3,571 km | ESE (119°) |
| London | 3,648 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,857 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 7,381 km | ESE (108°) |
| Tokyo | 8,111 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 9,797 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,610 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,729 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 13,686 km | ESE (109°) |
Cities near Van
FAQ
What time is it in Van right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Van (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Van in?
Van runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Van observe daylight saving time?
Van does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Van today?
Van sees sunrise at 06:32 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 10h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Van tonight?
The moon phase over Van tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 76.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Van?
The antipode of Van — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.49° S, 136.62° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,614 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Van?
Van lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Van?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Van, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.