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Najaf, Irak
10:15:01 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Asia/Baghdad
Najaf
Metropolis in Iraq
Huidige lokale tijd
10:15:01 AM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Tijdzone
AST
Asia/Baghdad · UTC+03:00
Volgende feestdag
No upcoming public holiday in view
Holiday calendar signal unavailable
Zakelijke overlap nu
3 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Najaf right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
BGW
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · 138 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
4
Curated airport references available for Irak
Snapshot at render time: 10:15:01 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Najaf (UTC+03:00, AST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
25°C, Overcast
Feels like 27°C · Humidity 58% · Wind 11 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:18 AM to 06:41 PM
Day length 13h 23m · Solar noon 12:00 PM
Tracked countdowns rendered for Najaf local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
482.6K
Coordinates
32.03, 44.35
Timezone
Asia/Baghdad
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
4
Capital
Baghdad
Languages
Arabic, Aramaic
Currency
IQD (ع.د)
Country area
438,317 km²
Local time in Najaf runs on the AST, UTC+03:00 clock; with roughly 482.6K residents the city (rank #12 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Irak.
Geographically, Najaf is at 32.03°N, 44.35°E — that places it in the Northern Hemisphere's subtropics, about 3555 km from the equator, with warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 05:18 AM and sets around 06:41 PM in Najaf — about 13h 23m of daylight. Irak stays on standard time here, so UTC+03:00 is stable through the year.
Kufa (9 km from Najaf) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 4 curated airport pages indexed for Irak.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Timezone
AST
IANA Zone
Asia/Baghdad
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+03:00
Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, Syria
Other cities in this timezone
London
-2h
New York
-7h
Los Angeles
-10h
Dubai
+1h
Singapore
+5h
Tokyo
+6h
Sydney
+7h
São Paulo
-6h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Najaf.
Najaf is the capital city of the eponymous Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people. It is widely considered amongst the holiest cities of Shia Islam and one of its spiritual capitals, as well as the center of Shia political power in Iraq.
From Najaf the nearest of our reference hubs are Dubai (~1,307 km), London (~4,188 km), Singapore (~7,083 km), while Sydney sits about 13,341 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Najaf sits inside Irak — the Western Asia subregion, capital Baghdad, languages Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani, currency IQD (ع.د).
Kufa (9 km), Ash Shāmīyah (25 km), Al Mishkhāb (28 km), Nahiyat Ghammas (41 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Najaf — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Closest curated airport references from Najaf: BGW Baghdad (138 km), BSR Basra (355 km), EBL Arbil (470 km).
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseBGW
Baghdad · 138 km from Najaf
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 56m
Basra International AirportBSR
Basra · 355 km from Najaf
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 12m
Erbil International AirportEBL
Arbil · 470 km from Najaf
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 21m
Mosul International AirportOSM
Mosul · 488 km from Najaf
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 23m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
No historical event snapshot is currently available for this date.
Coordination pulse
3 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 08:15 AM | -2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 03:15 AM | -7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 12:15 AM | -10h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 11:15 AM | +1h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 03:15 PM | +5h | Good to call now |
| Tokyo | 04:15 PM | +6h | Good to call now |
| Sydney | 05:15 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 04:15 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
Najaf bevindt zich in de tijdzone Asia/Baghdad (AST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +03:00.
Najaf hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Najaf is UTC+03:00.
Najaf sits at 32.03°N, 44.35°E in Irak, with about 482.6K residents (rank #12 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Najaf is Dubai, about 1,307 km away as the crow flies.
Kufa is the closest indexed city, roughly 9 km from Najaf.
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW) is the closest curated airport reference, about 138 km from Najaf.
