Right now, local time in Zara is 17:54 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zara ranks #38208 worldwide by population and #484 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 10h 28m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 9h 20m (winter) – 15h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.90° S, 142.24° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,987 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zara today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:14
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 17:26
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 173.9° from north (S (174°))
Full prayer timetable for Zara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zara sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 28m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Zara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,764 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,195 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.90° N, 37.76° 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 | 06:54 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:54 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:54 | −6h |
| London | 14:54 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:54 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:54 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:54 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:24 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:54 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:54 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:54 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:54 | +8h |
Best time to call Zara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zara local time:
Cities sharing Zara's time zone
Distances from Zara
| Moscow | 1,764 km | N (360°) |
| Dubai | 2,305 km | SE (130°) |
| Paris | 2,954 km | WNW (302°) |
| London | 3,168 km | NW (307°) |
| Mumbai | 4,074 km | ESE (114°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,314 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 7,890 km | ESE (105°) |
| Tokyo | 8,428 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 9,386 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 11,209 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,431 km | NNW (340°) |
| Sydney | 14,195 km | ESE (106°) |
Cities near Zara
FAQ
What time is it in Zara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zara (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Zara in?
Zara runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Zara observe daylight saving time?
Zara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zara today?
Zara sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 10h 28m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zara tonight?
The moon phase over Zara tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zara?
The antipode of Zara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.90° S, 142.24° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,987 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zara?
Zara lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zara, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.