Right now, local time in Al Ghāriyah is 22:53 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Al Ghāriyah ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #129 in Syria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day length
- 10h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 10h 01m (winter) – 14h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Al Ghāriyah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Al Ghāriyah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.39° S, 143.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,319 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Al Ghāriyah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 17:42
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 164.8° from north (SSE (165°))
Full prayer timetable for Al Ghāriyah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Al Ghāriyah sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Al Ghāriyah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,979 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,028 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.39° N, 36.65° 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 | 11:53 | −11h |
| Chicago | 13:53 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 16:53 | −6h |
| London | 19:53 | −3h |
| Paris | 20:53 | −2h |
| Moscow | 22:53 | same time |
| Dubai | 23:53 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 01:23 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:53 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 03:53 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 04:53 | +6h |
| Sydney | 06:53 | +8h |
Best time to call Al Ghāriyah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Al Ghāriyah local time:
Cities sharing Al Ghāriyah's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo22:53
- Damascus22:53
- Homs22:53
- Latakia22:53
- Ar Raqqah22:53
- Ḩamāh22:53
- Ţarţūs22:53
- Al Ḩasakah22:53
- Deir ez-Zor22:53
- Al Qāmishlī22:53
- Al Bāb22:53
- Idlib22:53
Distances from Al Ghāriyah
| Dubai | 1,979 km | ESE (109°) |
| Moscow | 2,599 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 3,382 km | NW (313°) |
| London | 3,651 km | NW (317°) |
| Mumbai | 3,897 km | ESE (103°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,577 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 7,796 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,998 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,985 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,796 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,174 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,028 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Al Ghāriyah
- Umm al Qiţţayn9 km · 22:53
- Dhībbīn10 km · 22:53
- Şalkhad12 km · 22:53
- Şamād15 km · 22:53
- Al Qurayyā17 km · 22:53
- Şabḩā16 km · 22:53
- Buşrá ash Shām21 km · 22:53
- Dayr al Kahf22 km · 22:53
FAQ
What time is it in Al Ghāriyah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Al Ghāriyah (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Al Ghāriyah in?
Al Ghāriyah runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Al Ghāriyah observe daylight saving time?
Al Ghāriyah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al Ghāriyah today?
Al Ghāriyah sees sunrise at 06:52 and sunset at 17:44 today, giving 10h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Al Ghāriyah tonight?
The moon phase over Al Ghāriyah tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Al Ghāriyah?
The antipode of Al Ghāriyah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.39° S, 143.35° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,319 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Al Ghāriyah?
Al Ghāriyah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Al Ghāriyah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Al Ghāriyah, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.