Right now, local time in Ash Shīḩānīyah is 04:08 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ash Shīḩānīyah ranks #50534 worldwide by population and #32 in Qatar.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Qatar GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Day length
- 11h 13m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 10h 33m (winter) – 13h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ash Shīḩānīyah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 25.3709° N, 51.2226° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Al-Shahaniya
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Population
- 8,380 · #50534 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ash Shīḩānīyah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.37° S, 128.78° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 137 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:08 GMT-8 (Pacific/Pitcairn)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ash Shīḩānīyah today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:22
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Dhuhr
- 11:20
- Asr
- 14:31
- Maghrib
- 16:55
- Isha
- 18:25
- Qibla direction
- 251.7° from north (WSW (252°))
Full prayer timetable for Ash Shīḩānīyah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ash Shīḩānīyah sits in the Asia/Qatar time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 13m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 42 cities we cover in Qatar.
Ash Shīḩānīyah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 410 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,315 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.37° N, 51.22° 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 | 18:08 | −10h |
| Chicago | 20:08 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 22:08 | −6h |
| London | 01:08 | −3h |
| Paris | 02:08 | −2h |
| Moscow | 04:08 | same time |
| Dubai | 05:08 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 06:38 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:08 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 09:08 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 10:08 | +6h |
| Sydney | 12:08 | +8h |
Best time to call Ash Shīḩānīyah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ash Shīḩānīyah local time:
Cities sharing Ash Shīḩānīyah's time zone
Other cities in Qatar
- Doha04:08
- Ar Rayyān04:08
- Lusail04:08
- Al Maţār al ‘Atīq04:08
- Al Manşūrah04:08
- Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin04:08
- Madīnat Khalīfah04:08
- An Najmah04:08
- Al ‘Unayzah04:08
- Umm Ghuwaylīnah04:08
- As Sadd04:08
- Farīj Kulayb04:08
Distances from Ash Shīḩānīyah
| Dubai | 410 km | E (91°) |
| Mumbai | 2,333 km | ESE (103°) |
| Moscow | 3,555 km | NNW (346°) |
| Paris | 4,944 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 5,186 km | NW (318°) |
| Singapore | 6,230 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,351 km | E (79°) |
| Tokyo | 8,268 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 11,424 km | NNW (330°) |
| São Paulo | 11,845 km | WSW (251°) |
| Sydney | 12,415 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,315 km | N (350°) |
Cities near Ash Shīḩānīyah
- Umm Şalāl Muḩammad19 km · 04:08
- Umm Şalāl ‘Alī21 km · 04:08
- Mu‘aydhir Rawḑat Rāshid21 km · 04:08
- Ar Rayyān22 km · 04:08
- Umm Ghuwaylīnah25 km · 04:08
- Umm Lakhbā25 km · 04:08
- Madīnat Khalīfah26 km · 04:08
- Farīj al Amīr27 km · 04:08
FAQ
What time is it in Ash Shīḩānīyah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ash Shīḩānīyah (Qatar), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ash Shīḩānīyah in?
Ash Shīḩānīyah runs on the Asia/Qatar IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ash Shīḩānīyah observe daylight saving time?
Ash Shīḩānīyah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ash Shīḩānīyah today?
Ash Shīḩānīyah sees sunrise at 05:43 and sunset at 16:56 today, giving 11h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ash Shīḩānīyah tonight?
The moon phase over Ash Shīḩānīyah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ash Shīḩānīyah?
The antipode of Ash Shīḩānīyah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.37° S, 128.78° W. It falls on land, near Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 137 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ash Shīḩānīyah?
Ash Shīḩānīyah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ash Shīḩānīyah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ash Shīḩānīyah, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.