Right now, local time in Ar Rayyān is 16:50 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ar Rayyān ranks #2217 worldwide by population and #2 in Qatar.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Qatar GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Day length
- 11h 11m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 10h 34m (winter) – 13h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ar Rayyān — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 25.2919° N, 51.4244° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Baladiyat ar Rayyan
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Population
- 272,465 · #2217 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ar Rayyān through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.29° S, 128.58° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 156 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:50 GMT-8 (Pacific/Pitcairn)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ar Rayyān today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:23
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Dhuhr
- 11:19
- Asr
- 14:29
- Maghrib
- 16:53
- Isha
- 18:23
- Qibla direction
- 252.4° from north (WSW (252°))
Full prayer timetable for Ar Rayyān — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ar Rayyān sits in the Asia/Qatar time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 11m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 42 cities we cover in Qatar.
Ar Rayyān's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 390 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,327 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.29° N, 51.42° 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 | 05:50 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:50 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:50 | −6h |
| London | 13:50 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:50 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:50 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:50 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:20 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:50 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:50 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:50 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:50 | +8h |
Best time to call Ar Rayyān
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ar Rayyān local time:
Cities sharing Ar Rayyān's time zone
Other cities in Qatar
- Doha16:50
- Lusail16:50
- Al Maţār al ‘Atīq16:50
- Al Manşūrah16:50
- Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin16:50
- Madīnat Khalīfah16:50
- An Najmah16:50
- Al ‘Unayzah16:50
- Umm Ghuwaylīnah16:50
- As Sadd16:50
- Farīj Kulayb16:50
- Farīj al Amīr16:50
Distances from Ar Rayyān
| Dubai | 390 km | E (90°) |
| Mumbai | 2,312 km | ESE (103°) |
| Moscow | 3,568 km | NNW (345°) |
| Paris | 4,965 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 5,206 km | NW (318°) |
| Singapore | 6,208 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,333 km | E (79°) |
| Tokyo | 8,256 km | ENE (58°) |
| Chicago | 11,442 km | NNW (330°) |
| São Paulo | 11,861 km | WSW (251°) |
| Sydney | 12,393 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,327 km | N (350°) |
Cities near Ar Rayyān
- Mu‘aydhir Rawḑat Rāshid4 km · 16:50
- Farīj al Amīr5 km · 16:50
- Madīnat Khalīfah6 km · 16:50
- Umm Lakhbā7 km · 16:50
- Farīj Kulayb7 km · 16:50
- As Sadd8 km · 16:50
- Al Markhīyah8 km · 16:50
- As Sulţah al Jadīdah10 km · 16:50
FAQ
What time is it in Ar Rayyān right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ar Rayyān (Qatar), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ar Rayyān in?
Ar Rayyān runs on the Asia/Qatar IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ar Rayyān observe daylight saving time?
Ar Rayyān does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ar Rayyān today?
Ar Rayyān sees sunrise at 05:43 and sunset at 16:54 today, giving 11h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ar Rayyān tonight?
The moon phase over Ar Rayyān tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ar Rayyān?
The antipode of Ar Rayyān — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.29° S, 128.58° W. It falls on land, near Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 156 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ar Rayyān?
Ar Rayyān lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ar Rayyān?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ar Rayyān, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.