Right now, local time in Ash-Shaqīq is 14:06 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ash-Shaqīq ranks #75253 worldwide by population and #148 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 11h 29m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 11h 04m (winter) – 13h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 51% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ash-Shaqīq — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.7219° N, 42.0255° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jazan Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 4,275 · #75253 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ash-Shaqīq through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.72° S, 137.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 180 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:06 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ash-Shaqīq today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 331.1° from north (NNW (331°))
Full prayer timetable for Ash-Shaqīq — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ash-Shaqīq sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 29m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Ash-Shaqīq's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,607 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,891 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.72° N, 42.03° 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 | 03:06 | −11h |
| Chicago | 05:06 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 08:06 | −6h |
| London | 11:06 | −3h |
| Paris | 12:06 | −2h |
| Moscow | 14:06 | same time |
| Dubai | 15:06 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 16:36 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:06 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 19:06 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 20:06 | +6h |
| Sydney | 22:06 | +8h |
Best time to call Ash-Shaqīq
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ash-Shaqīq local time:
Cities sharing Ash-Shaqīq's time zone
Distances from Ash-Shaqīq
| Dubai | 1,607 km | ENE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 3,253 km | E (83°) |
| Moscow | 4,246 km | N (356°) |
| Paris | 4,963 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 5,263 km | NW (325°) |
| Singapore | 6,982 km | E (98°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,484 km | ENE (73°) |
| Tokyo | 9,533 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,653 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 11,613 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 12,836 km | ESE (120°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,891 km | NNW (340°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Ash-Shaqīq right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ash-Shaqīq (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ash-Shaqīq in?
Ash-Shaqīq runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ash-Shaqīq observe daylight saving time?
Ash-Shaqīq does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ash-Shaqīq today?
Ash-Shaqīq sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 11h 29m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ash-Shaqīq tonight?
The moon phase over Ash-Shaqīq tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ash-Shaqīq?
The antipode of Ash-Shaqīq — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.72° S, 137.97° W. It falls on land, near Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 180 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ash-Shaqīq?
Ash-Shaqīq lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ash-Shaqīq?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ash-Shaqīq, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.