About the time in Ankara

Ankara is a city in Türkiye. It uses the Europe/Istanbul time zone, which is currently UTC+3 — that is, +3 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Ankara does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Ankara is 7 hours ahead of New York and 2 hours ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Ankara in?

Ankara follows the Europe/Istanbul time zone (UTC+3). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Ankara observe daylight saving time?

No — Ankara keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Ankara

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Ankara's coordinates (39.93°, 32.86°) and shown in local Ankara time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Ankara's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.