Right now, local time in Ar Riqqah is 02:10 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ar Riqqah ranks #11899 worldwide by population and #9 in Kuwait.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuwait GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 28m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 11h 02m
- Solar noon
- 11:32
- Daylight range
- 10h 17m (winter) – 14h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 66% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ar Riqqah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ar Riqqah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.15° S, 131.91° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 488 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:10 GMT-8 (Pacific/Pitcairn)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ar Riqqah today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 11:32
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:02
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 225.9° from north (SW (226°))
Full prayer timetable for Ar Riqqah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ar Riqqah sits in the Asia/Kuwait time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 28 cities we cover in Kuwait.
Ar Riqqah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 833 km away; even Sydney lies some 12,882 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.15° N, 48.09° 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 | 16:10 | −10h |
| Chicago | 18:10 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 20:10 | −6h |
| London | 23:10 | −3h |
| Paris | 00:10 | −2h |
| Moscow | 02:10 | same time |
| Dubai | 03:10 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 04:40 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:10 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 07:10 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 08:10 | +6h |
| Sydney | 10:10 | +8h |
Best time to call Ar Riqqah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ar Riqqah local time:
Cities sharing Ar Riqqah's time zone
Other cities in Kuwait
- Al Aḩmadī02:10
- Ḩawallī02:10
- As Sālimīyah02:10
- Şabāḩ as Sālim02:10
- Al Farwānīyah02:10
- Al Faḩāḩīl02:10
- Kuwait City02:10
- Ar Rumaythīyah02:10
- Salwá02:10
- Al Manqaf02:10
- Ar Rābiyah02:10
- Bayān02:10
Distances from Ar Riqqah
| Dubai | 833 km | ESE (120°) |
| Mumbai | 2,747 km | ESE (109°) |
| Moscow | 3,074 km | NNW (347°) |
| Paris | 4,431 km | NW (313°) |
| London | 4,668 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,578 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 6,648 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,303 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,905 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 11,687 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,843 km | NNW (347°) |
| Sydney | 12,882 km | ESE (116°) |
Cities near Ar Riqqah
- Al Mahbūlah3 km · 02:10
- Al Finţās4 km · 02:10
- Mubārak al Kabīr5 km · 02:10
- Abu Al Hasaniya5 km · 02:10
- Abu Fatira6 km · 02:10
- Al Manqaf7 km · 02:10
- Al Aḩmadī8 km · 02:10
- Al Faḩāḩīl8 km · 02:10
FAQ
What time is it in Ar Riqqah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ar Riqqah (Kuwait), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ar Riqqah in?
Ar Riqqah runs on the Asia/Kuwait IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ar Riqqah observe daylight saving time?
Ar Riqqah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ar Riqqah today?
Ar Riqqah sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ar Riqqah tonight?
The moon phase over Ar Riqqah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 66.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ar Riqqah?
The antipode of Ar Riqqah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.15° S, 131.91° W. It falls on land, near Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 488 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ar Riqqah?
Ar Riqqah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ar Riqqah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ar Riqqah, clocks run about 28 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.