Right now, local time in Damietta is 15:50 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Damietta ranks #1969 worldwide by population and #25 in Egypt.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on April 30, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 23m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Day length
- 10h 55m
- Solar noon
- 11:37
- Daylight range
- 10h 06m (winter) – 14h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Damietta — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Damietta through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.42° S, 148.19° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,045 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Damietta today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:40
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 11:37
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 18:23
- Qibla direction
- 142.4° from north (SE (142°))
Full prayer timetable for Damietta — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Damietta sits in the Africa/Cairo time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 259 cities we cover in Egypt.
Damietta's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,393 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,418 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.42° N, 31.81° 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 | 05:50 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:50 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:50 | −5h |
| London | 13:50 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:50 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:50 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:50 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:20 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:50 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:50 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:50 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:50 | +9h |
Best time to call Damietta
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Damietta local time:
Cities sharing Damietta's time zone
Other cities in Egypt
- Cairo15:50
- Alexandria15:50
- Giza15:50
- Shubrā al Khaymah15:50
- Port Said15:50
- Suez15:50
- Madīnat an Naşr15:50
- Al Mansurah15:50
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá15:50
- Tanta15:50
- Assiut15:50
- Al Fayyum15:50
Distances from Damietta
| Dubai | 2,393 km | E (101°) |
| Moscow | 2,745 km | N (8°) |
| Paris | 3,134 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 3,428 km | NW (320°) |
| Mumbai | 4,324 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,047 km | ENE (74°) |
| Singapore | 8,227 km | E (98°) |
| Tokyo | 9,425 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 9,780 km | NW (320°) |
| São Paulo | 10,336 km | WSW (244°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,088 km | NNW (334°) |
| Sydney | 14,418 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Damietta
- Kafr al Baţţīkh7 km · 15:50
- Râs el-Barr11 km · 15:50
- ‘Izbat al Burj11 km · 15:50
- Ar-Rawḍah11 km · 15:50
- Fāraskūr13 km · 15:50
- Dumyāţ al Jadīdah13 km · 15:50
- Kafr Sa‘d14 km · 15:50
- Mīt Abū Ghālib19 km · 15:50
FAQ
What time is it in Damietta right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Damietta (Egypt), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Damietta in?
Damietta runs on the Africa/Cairo IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Damietta observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on April 30, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Damietta today?
Damietta sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 17:04 today, giving 10h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Damietta tonight?
The moon phase over Damietta tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Damietta?
The antipode of Damietta — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.42° S, 148.19° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,045 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Damietta?
Damietta lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Damietta?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Damietta, clocks run about 23 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.