Right now, local time in Vela Luka is 00:19 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Vela Luka ranks #80433 worldwide by population and #100 in Croatia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Zagreb GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 23m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 10h 14m
- Solar noon
- 11:37
- Daylight range
- 9h 00m (winter) – 15h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Vela Luka — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 42.9633° N, 16.7225° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dubrovnik-Neretva
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Population
- 3,772 · #80433 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Vela Luka through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 42.96° S, 163.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,077 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Vela Luka today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:19
- Maghrib
- 16:43
- Isha
- 18:14
- Qibla direction
- 130.9° from north (SE (131°))
Full prayer timetable for Vela Luka — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Vela Luka sits in the Europe/Zagreb time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 14m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 764 cities we cover in Croatia.
Vela Luka's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,288 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,975 km off. Its position on the globe is 42.96° N, 16.72° 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 | 15:19 | −9h |
| Chicago | 17:19 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 20:19 | −4h |
| London | 23:19 | −1h |
| Paris | 00:19 | same time |
| Moscow | 02:19 | +2h |
| Dubai | 03:19 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 04:49 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:19 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 07:19 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 08:19 | +8h |
| Sydney | 10:19 | +10h |
Best time to call Vela Luka
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Vela Luka local time:
Cities sharing Vela Luka's time zone
Distances from Vela Luka
| Paris | 1,288 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 1,582 km | NW (313°) |
| Moscow | 2,062 km | NE (39°) |
| Dubai | 4,012 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 5,847 km | E (99°) |
| Chicago | 7,933 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,912 km | ENE (69°) |
| Tokyo | 9,534 km | NE (43°) |
| Singapore | 9,669 km | E (91°) |
| São Paulo | 9,826 km | SW (235°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,306 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 15,975 km | E (91°) |
Cities near Vela Luka
FAQ
What time is it in Vela Luka right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Vela Luka (Croatia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Vela Luka in?
Vela Luka runs on the Europe/Zagreb IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Vela Luka observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Vela Luka today?
Vela Luka sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 16:45 today, giving 10h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Vela Luka tonight?
The moon phase over Vela Luka tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Vela Luka?
The antipode of Vela Luka — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 42.96° S, 163.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,077 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Vela Luka?
Vela Luka lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Vela Luka?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Vela Luka, clocks run about 23 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.