Right now, local time in Amman is 23:32 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Amman ranks #411 worldwide by population — the largest city in Jordan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Amman GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 11h 04m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 10h 03m (winter) – 14h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Amman — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Amman through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.96° S, 144.05° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,278 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Amman today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 19:21
- Qibla direction
- 160.9° from north (SSE (161°))
Full prayer timetable for Amman — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Amman sits in the Asia/Amman time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Jordan, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Amman's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,027 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,073 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.96° N, 35.95° 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 | 13:32 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −6h |
| London | 20:32 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +8h |
Best time to call Amman
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Amman local time:
Cities sharing Amman's time zone
Other cities in Jordan
- Zarqa23:32
- Irbid23:32
- Russeifa23:32
- Ḩayy Khildā23:32
- Khuraybat as Sūq23:32
- Wādī as Sīr23:32
- Ar Ramthā23:32
- Ṣuwayliḥ23:32
- ‘Ajlūn23:32
- As Salţ23:32
- Aqaba23:32
- Rukban23:32
Distances from Amman
| Dubai | 2,027 km | ESE (107°) |
| Moscow | 2,650 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 3,367 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 3,641 km | NW (317°) |
| Mumbai | 3,951 km | ESE (102°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,653 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 7,852 km | E (101°) |
| Tokyo | 9,080 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,982 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,716 km | WSW (246°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,194 km | NNW (337°) |
| Sydney | 14,073 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Amman
- Al ‘Abdallī4 km · 23:32
- Ḩayy al Quwaysimah5 km · 23:32
- Al Juwayyidah8 km · 23:32
- Al Jubayhah8 km · 23:32
- Khuraybat as Sūq9 km · 23:32
- Ḩayy al Bunayyāt9 km · 23:32
- Jāwā11 km · 23:32
- Saḩāb11 km · 23:32
FAQ
What time is it in Amman right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Amman (Jordan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Amman in?
Amman runs on the Asia/Amman IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Amman observe daylight saving time?
Amman does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Amman today?
Amman sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 11h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Amman tonight?
The moon phase over Amman tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Amman?
The antipode of Amman — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.96° S, 144.05° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,278 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Amman?
Amman lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Amman?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Amman, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.