Right now, local time in Al-`Ula is 20:27 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Al-`Ula ranks #18214 worldwide by population and #62 in Saudi Arabia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Day length
- 11h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 10h 28m (winter) – 13h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Al-`Ula — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 26.6085° N, 37.9232° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Medina Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 32,413 · #18214 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Al-`Ula through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.61° S, 142.08° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 815 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Al-`Ula today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 17:45
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 161.1° from north (SSE (161°))
Full prayer timetable for Al-`Ula — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Al-`Ula sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 08m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Al-`Ula's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,743 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,665 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.61° N, 37.92° 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 | 09:27 | −11h |
| Chicago | 11:27 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 14:27 | −6h |
| London | 17:27 | −3h |
| Paris | 18:27 | −2h |
| Moscow | 20:27 | same time |
| Dubai | 21:27 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 22:57 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:27 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 01:27 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 02:27 | +6h |
| Sydney | 04:27 | +8h |
Best time to call Al-`Ula
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Al-`Ula local time:
Cities sharing Al-`Ula's time zone
Distances from Al-`Ula
| Dubai | 1,743 km | E (91°) |
| Moscow | 3,242 km | N (360°) |
| Mumbai | 3,667 km | E (96°) |
| Paris | 3,929 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 4,218 km | NW (321°) |
| Singapore | 7,555 km | E (100°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,615 km | ENE (75°) |
| Tokyo | 9,285 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 10,569 km | NW (323°) |
| São Paulo | 10,653 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,817 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 13,665 km | ESE (115°) |
Cities near Al-`Ula
FAQ
What time is it in Al-`Ula right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Al-`Ula (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Al-`Ula in?
Al-`Ula runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Al-`Ula observe daylight saving time?
Al-`Ula does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al-`Ula today?
Al-`Ula sees sunrise at 06:39 and sunset at 17:46 today, giving 11h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Al-`Ula tonight?
The moon phase over Al-`Ula tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Al-`Ula?
The antipode of Al-`Ula — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.61° S, 142.08° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 815 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Al-`Ula?
Al-`Ula lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Al-`Ula?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Al-`Ula, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.