Turkey
Time now in Kartal
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:21Sunset 07:49Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
483,418
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
07:49
Day length
13h 28m
Coordinates
40.91, 29.21
Time difference from Kartal
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Kartal right now.
Kartal on the map
About the time in Kartal
The zone identifier Europe/Istanbul is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Istanbul keeps pointing at Istanbul time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Kartal runs on Europe/Istanbul, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 483,418 people live in Kartal, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kartal
- When do the sun rise and set in Kartal today?
- Sunrise is at 06:21 and sunset at 07:49, giving 13h 28m of daylight.
- What time is it in Kartal right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kartal, updating every second from Europe/Istanbul (UTC +3).
- Does Kartal change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kartal keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Kartal in?
- Kartal uses Europe/Istanbul, currently UTC +3.
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