Right now, local time in Ar Riyāḑ is 19:14 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ar Riyāḑ ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #119 in Iraq.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 9h 46m (winter) – 14h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ar Riyāḑ — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ar Riyāḑ through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.27° S, 136.09° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,272 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ar Riyāḑ today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:09
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 195.6° from north (SSW (196°))
Full prayer timetable for Ar Riyāḑ — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ar Riyāḑ sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Ar Riyāḑ's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,558 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,517 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.27° N, 43.91° 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 | 08:14 | −11h |
| Chicago | 10:14 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 13:14 | −6h |
| London | 16:14 | −3h |
| Paris | 17:14 | −2h |
| Moscow | 19:14 | same time |
| Dubai | 20:14 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:44 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:14 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:14 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 01:14 | +6h |
| Sydney | 03:14 | +8h |
Best time to call Ar Riyāḑ
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ar Riyāḑ local time:
Cities sharing Ar Riyāḑ's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad19:14
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah19:14
- Mosul19:14
- Erbil19:14
- Basrah19:14
- Karbala19:14
- Sadr City19:14
- Kirkuk19:14
- Abū Ghurayb19:14
- Sulaymaniyah19:14
- Nasiriyah19:14
- Najaf19:14
Distances from Ar Riyāḑ
| Dubai | 1,558 km | SE (132°) |
| Moscow | 2,328 km | N (350°) |
| Mumbai | 3,367 km | ESE (115°) |
| Paris | 3,692 km | NW (307°) |
| London | 3,913 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,858 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 7,226 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,265 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,120 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,537 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,087 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 13,517 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Ar Riyāḑ
- Al Ḩawījah14 km · 19:14
- Al ‘Abbāsī29 km · 19:14
- Tāzah Khūrmātū38 km · 19:14
- Dibis47 km · 19:14
- AlZwya46 km · 19:14
- Kirkuk49 km · 19:14
- Hawe Ben Alean48 km · 19:14
- Bayjī54 km · 19:14
FAQ
What time is it in Ar Riyāḑ right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ar Riyāḑ (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ar Riyāḑ in?
Ar Riyāḑ runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ar Riyāḑ observe daylight saving time?
Ar Riyāḑ does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ar Riyāḑ today?
Ar Riyāḑ sees sunrise at 06:27 and sunset at 17:10 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ar Riyāḑ tonight?
The moon phase over Ar Riyāḑ tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ar Riyāḑ?
The antipode of Ar Riyāḑ — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.27° S, 136.09° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,272 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ar Riyāḑ?
Ar Riyāḑ lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ar Riyāḑ?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ar Riyāḑ, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.