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Baghdad, Iraque
02:04:51 PMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Asia/Baghdad

Baghdad
Capital of Iraq
Hora local atual
02:04:51 PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Fuso horário
AST
Asia/Baghdad · UTC+03:00
Próximo feriado
No upcoming public holiday in view
Holiday calendar signal unavailable
Sobreposição comercial agora
2 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Baghdad right now
Aeroporto mais próximo
BGW
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · 18 km
Aeroportos indexados
4
Curated airport references available for Iraque
Snapshot at render time: 02:04:51 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Baghdad (UTC+03:00, AST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
29°C, Overcast
Feels like 28°C · Humidity 34% · Wind 10 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:16 AM to 06:43 PM
Day length 13h 27m · Solar noon 12:00 PM
Tracked countdowns rendered for Baghdad local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
7.2M
Coordinates
33.34, 44.40
Timezone
Asia/Baghdad
Aeroportos indexados
4
Capital
Baghdad
Languages
Arabic, Aramaic
Currency
IQD (ع.د)
Country area
438,317 km²
Baghdad (rank #1 by population in this dataset) sits at Asia/Baghdad (AST, UTC+03:00) with roughly 7.2M residents, anchoring local-time questions for Iraque.
The coordinates 33.34°N, 44.40°E put Baghdad roughly 3701 km from the equator in the subtropics of the Northern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 05:16 AM and sets around 06:43 PM in Baghdad — about 13h 27m of daylight. Iraque stays on standard time here, so UTC+03:00 is stable through the year.
Abū Ghurayb (20 km from Baghdad) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 4 curated airport pages indexed for Iraque.
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 Baghdad.
Baghdad is the capital and largest city in Iraq. It is located on the banks of the Tigris in central Iraq. The city has an estimated population of 8 million. It ranks among the most populous and largest cities in the Middle East and the Arab world and constitutes 22% of Iraq's population. Baghdad is a primary financial and commercial center in the region.
Distance-wise, Baghdad is closest to Dubai (~1,388 km), London (~4,091 km), Singapore (~7,120 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 13,394 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Baghdad sits inside Iraque — the Western Asia subregion, capital Baghdad, languages Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani, currency IQD (ع.د).
Around Baghdad, the nearest mapped reference cities are Abū Ghurayb (20 km), Al Maḩmūdīyah (31 km), Baqubah (50 km), Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah (51 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for AST planning.
Closest curated airport references from Baghdad: BGW Baghdad (18 km), EBL Arbil (325 km), OSM Mosul (349 km).
In 2015, A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseBGW
Baghdad · 18 km from Baghdad
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 46m
Erbil International AirportEBL
Arbil · 325 km from Baghdad
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 10m
Mosul International AirportOSM
Mosul · 349 km from Baghdad
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 12m
Basra International AirportBSR
Basra · 437 km from Baghdad
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 19m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2015: A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
2013: A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.
2013: National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.
Coordination pulse
2 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 12:04 PM | -2h | Good to call now |
| New York | 07:04 AM | -7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 04:04 AM | -10h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 03:04 PM | +1h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 07:04 PM | +5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 08:04 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 09:04 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 08:04 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
Baghdad está no fuso horário Asia/Baghdad (AST), com um deslocamento UTC de +03:00.
Baghdad não está atualmente observando o Horário de Verão.
O deslocamento UTC atual para Baghdad é UTC+03:00.
Baghdad sits at 33.34°N, 44.40°E in Iraque, with about 7.2M residents (rank #1 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Baghdad is Dubai, about 1,388 km away as the crow flies.
Abū Ghurayb is the closest indexed city, roughly 20 km from Baghdad.
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW) is the closest curated airport reference, about 18 km from Baghdad.