Right now, local time in Ash Shafā is 16:23 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ash Shafā ranks #8646 worldwide by population and #39 in Saudi Arabia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day length
- 11h 21m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 10h 51m (winter) – 13h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ash Shafā — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 21.0727° N, 40.3184° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mecca Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 72,190 · #8646 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ash Shafā through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.07° S, 139.68° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 354 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:23 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ash Shafā today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 17:43
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 307.4° from north (NW (307°))
Full prayer timetable for Ash Shafā — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ash Shafā sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 21m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Ash Shafā's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,600 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,479 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.07° N, 40.32° 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 | 05:23 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:23 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:23 | −6h |
| London | 13:23 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:23 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:23 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:23 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:53 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:23 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:23 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:23 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:23 | +8h |
Best time to call Ash Shafā
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ash Shafā local time:
Cities sharing Ash Shafā's time zone
Distances from Ash Shafā
| Dubai | 1,600 km | ENE (70°) |
| Mumbai | 3,401 km | E (88°) |
| Moscow | 3,864 km | N (357°) |
| Paris | 4,559 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 4,855 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 7,213 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,547 km | ENE (74°) |
| Tokyo | 9,457 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,634 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 11,207 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 13,173 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,479 km | NNW (339°) |
Cities near Ash Shafā
FAQ
What time is it in Ash Shafā right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ash Shafā (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ash Shafā in?
Ash Shafā runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ash Shafā observe daylight saving time?
Ash Shafā does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ash Shafā today?
Ash Shafā sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 17:44 today, giving 11h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ash Shafā tonight?
The moon phase over Ash Shafā tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ash Shafā?
The antipode of Ash Shafā — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.07° S, 139.68° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 354 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ash Shafā?
Ash Shafā lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ash Shafā?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ash Shafā, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.