Geographic position of Samarkand

Samarkand is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 39.6546° N, 66.9645° E.

Samarkand lies in the temperate latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Samarkand

The point on Earth exactly opposite Samarkand is near Viña del Mar - when it's noon in Samarkand, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Samarkand

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Samarkand

Samarkand is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 1 day from now.

Because Samarkand is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Samarkand

In Samarkand, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 14h 58m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 9h 21m, a difference of roughly 5h 37m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Samarkand's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Samarkand at 39.65° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Samarkand

With a population of 595,200, Samarkand ranks as the 4th most populous city in Uzbekistan, out of 112 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Samarkand

Samarkand uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Samarkand. The current local offset is UTC+5 / +05.

Samarkand does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Samarkand

Business hours in Samarkand (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 12:00 AM - 8:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Los Angeles: 9:00 PM (previous day) - 5:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Mumbai: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM ( Convenient)
• Tokyo: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM ( Partial overlap)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Uzbekistan

Public Holidays Affecting Samarkand

Official national holiday observed in Uzbekistan.

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