Right now, local time in Ar Ruţbah is 15:38 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ar Ruţbah ranks #25147 worldwide by population and #99 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 10h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 9h 58m (winter) – 14h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ar Ruţbah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ar Ruţbah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.04° S, 139.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,196 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ar Ruţbah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 182.1° from north (S (182°))
Full prayer timetable for Ar Ruţbah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ar Ruţbah sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Ar Ruţbah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,693 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,736 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.04° N, 40.29° 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 | 05:38 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:38 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 09:38 | −6h |
| London | 12:38 | −3h |
| Paris | 13:38 | −2h |
| Moscow | 15:38 | same time |
| Dubai | 16:38 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:08 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:38 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 20:38 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 21:38 | +6h |
| Sydney | 23:38 | +8h |
Best time to call Ar Ruţbah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ar Ruţbah local time:
Cities sharing Ar Ruţbah's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad15:38
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah15:38
- Mosul15:38
- Erbil15:38
- Basrah15:38
- Karbala15:38
- Sadr City15:38
- Kirkuk15:38
- Abū Ghurayb15:38
- Sulaymaniyah15:38
- Nasiriyah15:38
- Najaf15:38
Distances from Ar Ruţbah
| Dubai | 1,693 km | ESE (117°) |
| Moscow | 2,535 km | N (356°) |
| Paris | 3,588 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 3,588 km | ESE (108°) |
| London | 3,838 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,230 km | ENE (79°) |
| Singapore | 7,480 km | ESE (104°) |
| Tokyo | 8,680 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 10,132 km | NW (324°) |
| São Paulo | 11,138 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,225 km | NNW (341°) |
| Sydney | 13,736 km | ESE (112°) |
Cities near Ar Ruţbah
- Al Qā’im164 km · 15:38
- Ālbū Kamāl168 km · 15:38
- Rukban150 km · 15:38
- As Sūsah178 km · 15:38
- Al Jalā’185 km · 15:38
- Hajīn191 km · 15:38
- Subaykhān204 km · 15:38
- Al ‘Ashārah211 km · 15:38
FAQ
What time is it in Ar Ruţbah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ar Ruţbah (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ar Ruţbah in?
Ar Ruţbah runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ar Ruţbah observe daylight saving time?
Ar Ruţbah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ar Ruţbah today?
Ar Ruţbah sees sunrise at 06:36 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 10h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ar Ruţbah tonight?
The moon phase over Ar Ruţbah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ar Ruţbah?
The antipode of Ar Ruţbah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.04° S, 139.71° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,196 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ar Ruţbah?
Ar Ruţbah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ar Ruţbah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ar Ruţbah, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.