Right now, local time in Damascus is 23:31 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Damascus ranks #308 worldwide by population and #2 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 10h 60m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 9h 56m (winter) – 14h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Damascus — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 33.5102° N, 36.2913° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Damascus Governorate
- Country
- 🇸🇾 Syria
- Population
- 1,569,394 · #308 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Damascus through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.51° S, 143.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,439 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Damascus today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 164.6° from north (SSE (165°))
Full prayer timetable for Damascus — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Damascus sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 60m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Damascus's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,053 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,102 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.51° N, 36.29° 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 | 13:31 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −6h |
| London | 20:31 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:31 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +8h |
Best time to call Damascus
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Damascus local time:
Cities sharing Damascus's time zone
- AleppoSY
- HomsSY
- LatakiaSY
- Ar RaqqahSY
- ḨamāhSY
- ŢarţūsSY
- Al ḨasakahSY
- Deir ez-ZorSY
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo23:31
- Homs23:31
- Latakia23:31
- Ar Raqqah23:31
- Ḩamāh23:31
- Ţarţūs23:31
- Al Ḩasakah23:31
- Deir ez-Zor23:31
- Al Qāmishlī23:31
- Al Bāb23:31
- Idlib23:31
- Dūmā23:31
Distances from Damascus
| Dubai | 2,053 km | ESE (112°) |
| Moscow | 2,476 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 3,274 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 3,538 km | NW (316°) |
| Mumbai | 3,959 km | ESE (105°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,582 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 7,854 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,950 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,867 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,815 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,046 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,102 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Damascus
- al-Yarmūk5 km · 23:31
- Al Ḩajar al Aswad6 km · 23:31
- Babīlā6 km · 23:31
- Jaramānā6 km · 23:31
- Dārayyā8 km · 23:31
- ‘Irbīn8 km · 23:31
- Kafr Baţnā8 km · 23:31
- Qadsayyā8 km · 23:31
FAQ
What time is it in Damascus right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Damascus (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Damascus in?
Damascus runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Damascus observe daylight saving time?
Damascus does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Damascus today?
Damascus sees sunrise at 06:50 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 10h 60m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Damascus tonight?
The moon phase over Damascus tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Damascus?
The antipode of Damascus — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.51° S, 143.71° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,439 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Damascus?
Damascus lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Damascus?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Damascus, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.