Geographic position of Ulan Bator

Ulan Bator is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 47.9077° N, 106.8832° E.

Ulan Bator 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 Ulan Bator

The point on Earth exactly opposite Ulan Bator is near Puente Alto - when it's noon in Ulan Bator, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Ulan Bator

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

Current Season in Ulan Bator

Ulan Bator is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 4 days from now.

Because Ulan Bator 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 Ulan Bator

In Ulan Bator, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 16h 2m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 8h 23m, a difference of roughly 7h 39m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Ulan Bator's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Ulan Bator at 47.91° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Ulan Bator

With a population of 844,818, Ulan Bator ranks as the 1st most populous city in Mongolia, out of 24 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Ulan Bator

Ulan Bator uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Ulaanbaatar. The current local offset is UTC+8 / +08.

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

Best Time to Call Ulan Bator

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

• New York: 9:00 PM (previous day) - 5:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• Los Angeles: 6:00 PM (previous day) - 2:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 2:00 AM - 10:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Mumbai: 6:30 AM - 2:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Sydney: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM ( Convenient)

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

Time now in other cities in Mongolia

Public Holidays Affecting Ulan Bator

Official national holiday observed in Mongolia.

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