Right now, local time in Ar Rastan is 12:20 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ar Rastan ranks #11663 worldwide by population and #28 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 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 10h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 9h 48m (winter) – 14h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ar Rastan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ar Rastan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.93° S, 143.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,539 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ar Rastan today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 167.8° from north (SSE (168°))
Full prayer timetable for Ar Rastan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ar Rastan sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Ar Rastan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,079 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,116 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.93° N, 36.73° 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 | 01:20 | −11h |
| Chicago | 03:20 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 06:20 | −6h |
| London | 09:20 | −3h |
| Paris | 10:20 | −2h |
| Moscow | 12:20 | same time |
| Dubai | 13:20 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 14:50 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:20 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 17:20 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 18:20 | +6h |
| Sydney | 20:20 | +8h |
Best time to call Ar Rastan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ar Rastan local time:
Cities sharing Ar Rastan's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo12:20
- Damascus12:20
- Homs12:20
- Latakia12:20
- Ar Raqqah12:20
- Ḩamāh12:20
- Ţarţūs12:20
- Al Ḩasakah12:20
- Deir ez-Zor12:20
- Al Qāmishlī12:20
- Al Bāb12:20
- Idlib12:20
Distances from Ar Rastan
| Dubai | 2,079 km | ESE (116°) |
| Moscow | 2,318 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 3,202 km | NW (310°) |
| London | 3,457 km | NW (314°) |
| Mumbai | 3,963 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,508 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 7,847 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,824 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,768 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,914 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,915 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,116 km | ESE (109°) |
Cities near Ar Rastan
- Tallbīsah10 km · 12:20
- Ayyūbīyah12 km · 12:20
- Ḩarbinafsah10 km · 12:20
- Al Ghanţū12 km · 12:20
- Kafr Buhum15 km · 12:20
- Homs23 km · 12:20
- Ḩamāh23 km · 12:20
- ‘Ayn an Nasr20 km · 12:20
FAQ
What time is it in Ar Rastan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ar Rastan (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ar Rastan in?
Ar Rastan runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ar Rastan observe daylight saving time?
Ar Rastan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ar Rastan today?
Ar Rastan sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 10h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ar Rastan tonight?
The moon phase over Ar Rastan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ar Rastan?
The antipode of Ar Rastan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.93° S, 143.27° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,539 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ar Rastan?
Ar Rastan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ar Rastan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ar Rastan, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.