Samarkand to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 2 h behind Samarkand. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Samarkand 05:27 5:27 AM Istanbul 03:27 3:27 AM You –:–
05:27 5:27 AM
Uzbekistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:27
03:27 3:27 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
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−2 h
Istanbul is 2 h behind Samarkand.
When you, Samarkand and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇿 Samarkand
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇹🇷 Istanbul
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇿 Samarkand | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:27 | 03:27 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uzbekistan Standard Time | Türkiye Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Samarkand | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Samarkand | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:06 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 20 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 573,200 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Samarkand with another city
More comparisons with Samarkand: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Samarkand and Istanbul: common questions
How many hours behind Samarkand is Istanbul?
The clocks in Istanbul are 2 hours behind those in Samarkand (UTC+3 and UTC+5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Samarkand, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Samarkand, clocks in Istanbul show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Samarkand, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 6:00 PM in Samarkand, clocks in Istanbul show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Istanbul from Samarkand?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Samarkand – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Istanbul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Istanbul?
Until 2:00 AM in Samarkand it is still the previous day in Istanbul. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Istanbul it is already the next day in Samarkand.
Does the time difference between Samarkand and Istanbul change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
