Right now, local time in Aqaba is 00:08 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Aqaba ranks #6589 worldwide by population and #12 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 24m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 11h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Daylight range
- 10h 15m (winter) – 14h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 57% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Aqaba — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Aqaba through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.53° S, 144.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,010 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Aqaba today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 15:30
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:23
- Qibla direction
- 150.7° from north (SSE (151°))
Full prayer timetable for Aqaba — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Aqaba sits in the Asia/Amman time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 01m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 146 cities we cover in Jordan.
Aqaba's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,056 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,057 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.53° N, 35.01° 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 | 13:08 | −11h |
| Chicago | 15:08 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 18:08 | −6h |
| London | 21:08 | −3h |
| Paris | 22:08 | −2h |
| Moscow | 00:08 | same time |
| Dubai | 01:08 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:38 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:08 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 05:08 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 06:08 | +6h |
| Sydney | 08:08 | +8h |
Best time to call Aqaba
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Aqaba local time:
Cities sharing Aqaba's time zone
Other cities in Jordan
- Amman00:08
- Zarqa00:08
- Irbid00:08
- Russeifa00:08
- Ḩayy Khildā00:08
- Khuraybat as Sūq00:08
- Wādī as Sīr00:08
- Ar Ramthā00:08
- Ṣuwayliḥ00:08
- ‘Ajlūn00:08
- As Salţ00:08
- Rukban00:08
Distances from Aqaba
| Dubai | 2,056 km | E (98°) |
| Moscow | 2,924 km | N (3°) |
| Paris | 3,497 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 3,786 km | NW (320°) |
| Mumbai | 3,991 km | E (98°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,807 km | ENE (75°) |
| Singapore | 7,892 km | E (100°) |
| Tokyo | 9,316 km | NE (52°) |
| Chicago | 10,138 km | NW (321°) |
| São Paulo | 10,524 km | WSW (245°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,407 km | NNW (336°) |
| Sydney | 14,057 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Aqaba
FAQ
What time is it in Aqaba right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Aqaba (Jordan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Aqaba in?
Aqaba runs on the Asia/Amman IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Aqaba observe daylight saving time?
Aqaba does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Aqaba today?
Aqaba sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 11h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Aqaba tonight?
The moon phase over Aqaba tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 56.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Aqaba?
The antipode of Aqaba — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.53° S, 144.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,010 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Aqaba?
Aqaba lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Aqaba?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Aqaba, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.