Right now, local time in Al Madīnah is 10:56 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Al Madīnah ranks #2391 worldwide by population and #20 in Iraq.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 25m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day length
- 10h 59m
- Solar noon
- 11:35
- Daylight range
- 10h 08m (winter) – 14h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Al Madīnah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Al Madīnah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.96° S, 132.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 705 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Al Madīnah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:36
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:04
- Isha
- 18:23
- Qibla direction
- 216.7° from north (SW (217°))
Full prayer timetable for Al Madīnah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Al Madīnah sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Al Madīnah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,011 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,040 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.96° N, 47.27° 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 | 00:56 | −10h |
| Chicago | 02:56 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 04:56 | −6h |
| London | 07:56 | −3h |
| Paris | 08:56 | −2h |
| Moscow | 10:56 | same time |
| Dubai | 11:56 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 13:26 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 15:56 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 15:56 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 16:56 | +6h |
| Sydney | 18:56 | +8h |
Best time to call Al Madīnah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Al Madīnah local time:
Cities sharing Al Madīnah's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad10:56
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah10:56
- Mosul10:56
- Erbil10:56
- Basrah10:56
- Karbala10:56
- Sadr City10:56
- Kirkuk10:56
- Abū Ghurayb10:56
- Sulaymaniyah10:56
- Nasiriyah10:56
- Najaf10:56
Distances from Al Madīnah
| Dubai | 1,011 km | SE (127°) |
| Moscow | 2,859 km | NNW (347°) |
| Mumbai | 2,891 km | ESE (111°) |
| Paris | 4,237 km | NW (311°) |
| London | 4,469 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,623 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 6,784 km | ESE (108°) |
| Tokyo | 8,261 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,692 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 11,677 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,628 km | NNW (347°) |
| Sydney | 13,040 km | ESE (115°) |
Cities near Al Madīnah
- Al Qurnah17 km · 10:56
- Al Jabāyish26 km · 10:56
- Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd52 km · 10:56
- Qal‘at Şāliḩ63 km · 10:56
- Al Hārithah63 km · 10:56
- Basrah70 km · 10:56
- Al Kaḩlā’78 km · 10:56
- Az Zubayr76 km · 10:56
FAQ
What time is it in Al Madīnah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Al Madīnah (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Al Madīnah in?
Al Madīnah runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Al Madīnah observe daylight saving time?
Al Madīnah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al Madīnah today?
Al Madīnah sees sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 17:05 today, giving 10h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Al Madīnah tonight?
The moon phase over Al Madīnah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 72.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Al Madīnah?
The antipode of Al Madīnah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.96° S, 132.73° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 705 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Al Madīnah?
Al Madīnah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Al Madīnah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Al Madīnah, clocks run about 25 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.