What time is it in Samsun?
20:43:48
Friday 13 November 2026
- Samsun, Turkey
- Time zone UTC+03:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 07:20 · sunset 17:17
Time difference with Samsun
Samsun is on UTC+03:00 right now: 3 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Samsun |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 3 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 8 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 2 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 2 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 1 hour ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 5 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 6 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 6 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Samsun
Samsun does not change its clocks: UTC+03:00 all year round.
History of local time in Samsun
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 27 March 2016 | UTC+3 all year round |
| 1984 – 2016 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| 1983 | UTC+3, summer time UTC+4 |
| 1979 – 1982 | UTC+3 all year round |
| 1973 – 1978 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Istanbul. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Samsun
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 421 km away, Stantsiya Novyy Afon (Georgia) is 1 hour ahead of Samsun all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Tekkeköy | 13 km |
| Çarşamba | 33 km |
| Bafra | 48 km |
| Terme | 54 km |
| Taşova | 58 km |
| Havza | 66 km |
| Erbaa | 71 km |
| Vezirköprü | 75 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Samsun
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 9 h 57 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 06:50, dusk 17:46, solar noon 12:18. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 11 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 9 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:00 (13 June 2027), latest at 08:00 (31 December 2026); earliest sunset at 17:05 (4 December 2026), latest at 20:11 (21 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 17 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:18 · moonset 20:04 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 14:47 · moon calendar