Right now, local time in Ar Rā‘ī is 05:13 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ar Rā‘ī 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Day length
- 10h 37m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 9h 39m (winter) – 14h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ar Rā‘ī — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ar Rā‘ī through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.61° S, 142.55° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,667 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ar Rā‘ī today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:20
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 171.6° from north (S (172°))
Full prayer timetable for Ar Rā‘ī — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ar Rā‘ī sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 37m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Ar Rā‘ī's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,113 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,115 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.61° N, 37.45° 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 | 18:13 | −11h |
| Chicago | 20:13 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 23:13 | −6h |
| London | 02:13 | −3h |
| Paris | 03:13 | −2h |
| Moscow | 05:13 | same time |
| Dubai | 06:13 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:43 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:13 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 10:13 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 11:13 | +6h |
| Sydney | 13:13 | +8h |
Best time to call Ar Rā‘ī
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ar Rā‘ī local time:
Cities sharing Ar Rā‘ī's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo05:13
- Damascus05:13
- Homs05:13
- Latakia05:13
- Ar Raqqah05:13
- Ḩamāh05:13
- Ţarţūs05:13
- Al Ḩasakah05:13
- Deir ez-Zor05:13
- Al Qāmishlī05:13
- Al Bāb05:13
- Idlib05:13
Distances from Ar Rā‘ī
| Dubai | 2,113 km | ESE (122°) |
| Moscow | 2,129 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 3,137 km | NW (307°) |
| London | 3,378 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 3,961 km | ESE (110°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,406 km | E (79°) |
| Singapore | 7,827 km | ESE (104°) |
| Tokyo | 8,662 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,659 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 11,047 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,764 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 14,115 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near Ar Rā‘ī
FAQ
What time is it in Ar Rā‘ī right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ar Rā‘ī (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ar Rā‘ī in?
Ar Rā‘ī runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ar Rā‘ī observe daylight saving time?
Ar Rā‘ī does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ar Rā‘ī today?
Ar Rā‘ī sees sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 17:33 today, giving 10h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ar Rā‘ī tonight?
The moon phase over Ar Rā‘ī tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ar Rā‘ī?
The antipode of Ar Rā‘ī — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.61° S, 142.55° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,667 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ar Rā‘ī?
Ar Rā‘ī lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ar Rā‘ī?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ar Rā‘ī, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.