Right now, local time in Ar Raqqah is 16:06 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ar Raqqah ranks #1119 worldwide by population and #5 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Day length
- 10h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 9h 43m (winter) – 14h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ar Raqqah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ar Raqqah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.95° S, 140.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,540 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ar Raqqah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:27
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 177.0° from north (S (177°))
Full prayer timetable for Ar Raqqah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ar Raqqah sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Ar Raqqah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,956 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,959 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.95° N, 39.01° 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 | 05:06 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:06 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:06 | −6h |
| London | 13:06 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:06 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:06 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:06 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:36 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:06 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:06 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:06 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:06 | +8h |
Best time to call Ar Raqqah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ar Raqqah local time:
Cities sharing Ar Raqqah's time zone
- AleppoSY
- DamascusSY
- HomsSY
- LatakiaSY
- ḨamāhSY
- ŢarţūsSY
- Al ḨasakahSY
- Deir ez-ZorSY
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo16:06
- Damascus16:06
- Homs16:06
- Latakia16:06
- Ḩamāh16:06
- Ţarţūs16:06
- Al Ḩasakah16:06
- Deir ez-Zor16:06
- Al Qāmishlī16:06
- Al Bāb16:06
- Idlib16:06
- Dūmā16:06
Distances from Ar Raqqah
| Dubai | 1,956 km | ESE (123°) |
| Moscow | 2,205 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 3,293 km | NW (307°) |
| London | 3,531 km | NW (312°) |
| Mumbai | 3,805 km | ESE (111°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,283 km | E (79°) |
| Singapore | 7,673 km | ESE (104°) |
| Tokyo | 8,590 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 9,802 km | NW (323°) |
| São Paulo | 11,149 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,881 km | NNW (340°) |
| Sydney | 13,959 km | ESE (109°) |
Cities near Ar Raqqah
- Al Karāmah26 km · 16:06
- Al Manşūrah27 km · 16:06
- As Sabkhah28 km · 16:06
- Jinnīyah42 km · 16:06
- ‘Ayn ‘Īsá50 km · 16:06
- Al-Tabqa43 km · 16:06
- Ma‘dān58 km · 16:06
- Sulūk72 km · 16:06
FAQ
What time is it in Ar Raqqah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ar Raqqah (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ar Raqqah in?
Ar Raqqah runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ar Raqqah observe daylight saving time?
Ar Raqqah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ar Raqqah today?
Ar Raqqah sees sunrise at 06:48 and sunset at 17:29 today, giving 10h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ar Raqqah tonight?
The moon phase over Ar Raqqah tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ar Raqqah?
The antipode of Ar Raqqah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.95° S, 140.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,540 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ar Raqqah?
Ar Raqqah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ar Raqqah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ar Raqqah, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.