Right now, local time in As Safīrah is 12:42 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
As Safīrah ranks #9798 worldwide by population and #23 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for As Safīrah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from As Safīrah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.08° S, 142.63° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,618 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in As Safīrah today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 17:35
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 171.0° from north (S (171°))
Full prayer timetable for As Safīrah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
As Safīrah sits in the Asia/Damascus 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 309 cities we cover in Syria.
As Safīrah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,089 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,102 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.08° N, 37.37° 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 | 01:42 | −11h |
| Chicago | 03:42 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 06:42 | −6h |
| London | 09:42 | −3h |
| Paris | 10:42 | −2h |
| Moscow | 12:42 | same time |
| Dubai | 13:42 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 15:12 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:42 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 17:42 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 18:42 | +6h |
| Sydney | 20:42 | +8h |
Best time to call As Safīrah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in As Safīrah local time:
Cities sharing As Safīrah's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo12:42
- Damascus12:42
- Homs12:42
- Latakia12:42
- Ar Raqqah12:42
- Ḩamāh12:42
- Ţarţūs12:42
- Al Ḩasakah12:42
- Deir ez-Zor12:42
- Al Qāmishlī12:42
- Al Bāb12:42
- Idlib12:42
Distances from As Safīrah
| Dubai | 2,089 km | ESE (120°) |
| Moscow | 2,189 km | N (0°) |
| Paris | 3,168 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 3,412 km | NW (312°) |
| Mumbai | 3,948 km | ESE (109°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,425 km | ENE (79°) |
| Singapore | 7,819 km | ESE (103°) |
| Tokyo | 8,702 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,702 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 11,018 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,817 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 14,102 km | ESE (108°) |
Cities near As Safīrah
- Banān13 km · 12:42
- Kuwayris Sharqī18 km · 12:42
- Al Ḩājib24 km · 12:42
- Aleppo23 km · 12:42
- Kafr Şaghīr26 km · 12:42
- Tall aḑ Ḑamān32 km · 12:42
- Tādif33 km · 12:42
- Khanāşir35 km · 12:42
FAQ
What time is it in As Safīrah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in As Safīrah (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is As Safīrah in?
As Safīrah runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does As Safīrah observe daylight saving time?
As Safīrah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in As Safīrah today?
As Safīrah sees sunrise at 06:53 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over As Safīrah tonight?
The moon phase over As Safīrah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of As Safīrah?
The antipode of As Safīrah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.08° S, 142.63° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,618 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is As Safīrah?
As Safīrah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in As Safīrah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In As Safīrah, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.