Right now, local time in Aden is 23:33 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Aden ranks #516 worldwide by population and #2 in Yemen.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Aden GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 11h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Aden — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Aden through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.78° S, 134.96° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atuona, French Polynesia, 554 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Aden today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Dhuhr
- 11:45
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 17:35
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 330.8° from north (NNW (331°))
Full prayer timetable for Aden — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Aden sits in the Asia/Aden time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Yemen.
Aden's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,756 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,516 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.78° N, 45.04° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:33 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −6h |
| London | 20:33 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +8h |
Best time to call Aden
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Aden local time:
Distances from Aden
| Dubai | 1,756 km | NE (36°) |
| Mumbai | 3,051 km | ENE (73°) |
| Moscow | 4,822 km | N (354°) |
| Paris | 5,598 km | NW (325°) |
| London | 5,899 km | NNW (326°) |
| Singapore | 6,594 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,348 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 9,594 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,738 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 12,248 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 12,277 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,516 km | NNW (342°) |
Cities near Aden
- Crater0 km · 23:33
- Khawr Maksar4 km · 23:33
- Al Ma‘allā’4 km · 23:33
- At Tawāhī6 km · 23:33
- Al Manşūrah11 km · 23:33
- Ash Shaykh ‘Uthmān12 km · 23:33
- Al Burayqah17 km · 23:33
- Laḩij35 km · 23:33
FAQ
What time is it in Aden right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Aden (Yemen), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Aden in?
Aden runs on the Asia/Aden IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Aden observe daylight saving time?
Aden does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Aden today?
Aden sees sunrise at 05:53 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Aden tonight?
The moon phase over Aden tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Aden?
The antipode of Aden — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.78° S, 134.96° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atuona, French Polynesia, roughly 554 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Aden?
Aden lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Aden?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Aden, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.