What time is it in Karbala?
20:17:56
Friday 13 November 2026
- Karbala, Iraq
- Time zone UTC+03:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:31 · sunset 17:04
Time difference with Karbala
Karbala is on UTC+03:00 right now: 3 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Karbala |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:17 | 3 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:17 | 8 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:17 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:17 | 2 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:17 | 2 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:17 | 1 hour ahead |
| New Delhi India | 22:47 | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:17 | 5 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:17 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:17 | 6 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:17 | 8 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:17 | 6 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Karbala
Karbala does not change its clocks: UTC+03:00 all year round.
History of local time in Karbala
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 October 2007 | UTC+3 all year round |
| 1982 – 2007 | UTC+3, summer time UTC+4 |
| until 1981 | UTC+3 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Baghdad. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Karbala
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 251 km away, Īlām (Iran) is 30 min ahead of Karbala all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Al Hindīyah | 20 km |
| Saddat al Hindīyah | 26 km |
| Al-Musayab | 31 km |
| Al Maḩāwīl | 36 km |
| Hillah | 41 km |
| Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | 43 km |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | 59 km |
| Al-Qāsim | 71 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Karbala
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Day length
- 10 h 32 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 06:05, dusk 17:30, solar noon 11:48. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 hours); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 17 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:55 (7 June 2027), latest at 07:06 (3 January 2027); earliest sunset at 16:57 (1 December 2026), latest at 19:15 (23 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 17 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:15 · moonset 20:03 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 14:47 · moon calendar