"Saatiniz kaç?" is more polite than "Saat kaç?" for face to face conversation. When you don't know the time, you can ask someone who walking on sidewalk or sitting somewhere "Affederesiniz, saatiniz kaç?" :)
If you want to ask your friends live in different time zone, you should say "Orada saat kaç?" or "Çin'de/Kanada'da şu anda saat kaç?".