Time in 🇹🇷 Istanbul now
Europe/Istanbul
Sun in Istanbul today
Time difference from Istanbul
| 🇺🇸 New YorkUSA | --:-- | 7 hours behind |
| 🇺🇸 Los AngelesUSA | --:-- | 10 hours behind |
| 🇺🇸 ChicagoUSA | --:-- | 8 hours behind |
| 🇬🇧 LondonUnited Kingdom | --:-- | 2 hours behind |
| 🇫🇷 ParisFrance | --:-- | 1 hour behind |
| 🇩🇪 BerlinGermany | --:-- | 1 hour behind |
| 🇦🇪 DubaiUAE | --:-- | 1 hour ahead |
| 🇮🇳 DelhiIndia | --:-- | 2.5 hours ahead |
| 🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore | --:-- | 5 hours ahead |
| 🇯🇵 TokyoJapan | --:-- | 6 hours ahead |
| 🇰🇷 SeoulSouth Korea | --:-- | 6 hours ahead |
| 🇦🇺 SydneyAustralia | --:-- | 7 hours ahead |
About the time in Istanbul
Istanbul 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. Istanbul does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Compared with other major cities right now, Istanbul 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 Istanbul in?
Istanbul 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 Istanbul observe daylight saving time?
No — Istanbul keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.
Sunrise and sunset in Istanbul
Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Istanbul's coordinates (41.01°, 28.98°) and shown in local Istanbul 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 Istanbul'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.