Current Local Time in Ankara
Turkey Europe/Istanbul TRT UTC+3 No clock change
14:29:48
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+3 (+03:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+3
Same on every date
Abbreviation
TRT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Ankara never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Turkey · Europe
Ankara time zone
Ankara keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+3, written TRT, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Ankara would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+3 (TRT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 15:00 in January · 15:00 in July
Clock changes in Ankara, 2026–2028
Full record for Ankara → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Ankara stays on UTC+3 (TRT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Ankara
Computed for 39.9334°, 32.8597° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
05:48
Sunset
20:01
Day length
14h 13m
−1m 59s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:54
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:00 | 21:49 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 04:40 | 21:08 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 05:17 | 20:31 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 05:48 | 20:01 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Ankara runs from about 9h 20m at the shortest day to 15h 00m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 21:49
- Moonset
- 09:29
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 07:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 20:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Ankara
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Time difference between Ankara and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −7h | Varies: −7h / −8h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | −6h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | −2h | Varies: −2h / −3h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | ±0h | Varies: ±0h / −1h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | ±0h | Varies: ±0h / −1h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +2:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +7h | Varies: +8h / +7h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −10h | Varies: −10h / −11h |
Ankara at a glance
- Country
- Turkey
- Region
- Europe
- Coordinates
- 39.9334° N, 32.8597° E
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Currency
- TRY
- Language
- Turkish
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Questions fréquentes
What time is it in Ankara right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ankara, Turkey, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Europe/Istanbul time zone rules. Ankara currently runs at UTC+3 (TRT) all year round.
What time zone is Ankara in?
The IANA identifier for Ankara is Europe/Istanbul. Its abbreviation is TRT all year.
What is the UTC offset in Ankara?
Ankara stays at UTC+3 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Ankara observe daylight saving time?
No. Ankara does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+3 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Ankara and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 7 hours behind Ankara. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 8 hours (New York behind Ankara) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Ankara and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 6 hours behind Ankara on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Ankara and London?
For most of 2026, London is 2 hours behind Ankara. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 3 hours (London behind Ankara) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Ankara?
Day length in Ankara ranges from about 9h 20m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 15h 00m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 39.93°, longitude 32.86°.