Right now, local time in Dhahran is 04:10 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dhahran ranks #6310 worldwide by population and #31 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 36m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Day length
- 11h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:24
- Daylight range
- 10h 29m (winter) – 13h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dhahran — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 26.2886° N, 50.1140° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 99,540 · #6310 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dhahran through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.29° S, 129.89° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 138 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:10 GMT-8 (Pacific/Pitcairn)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dhahran today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:29
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Dhuhr
- 11:24
- Asr
- 14:33
- Maghrib
- 16:56
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 244.8° from north (WSW (245°))
Full prayer timetable for Dhahran — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dhahran sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Dhahran's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 532 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,194 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.29° N, 50.11° 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 | 17:10 | −11h |
| Chicago | 19:10 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 22:10 | −6h |
| London | 01:10 | −3h |
| Paris | 02:10 | −2h |
| Moscow | 04:10 | same time |
| Dubai | 05:10 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 06:40 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:10 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 09:10 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 10:10 | +6h |
| Sydney | 12:10 | +8h |
Best time to call Dhahran
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dhahran local time:
Cities sharing Dhahran's time zone
Distances from Dhahran
| Dubai | 532 km | ESE (101°) |
| Mumbai | 2,466 km | ESE (104°) |
| Moscow | 3,429 km | NNW (346°) |
| Paris | 4,794 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 5,036 km | NW (318°) |
| Singapore | 6,366 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,441 km | E (79°) |
| Tokyo | 8,307 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 11,280 km | NNW (329°) |
| São Paulo | 11,772 km | WSW (251°) |
| Sydney | 12,561 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,194 km | N (349°) |
Cities near Dhahran
FAQ
What time is it in Dhahran right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dhahran (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dhahran in?
Dhahran runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Dhahran observe daylight saving time?
Dhahran does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dhahran today?
Dhahran sees sunrise at 05:50 and sunset at 16:57 today, giving 11h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dhahran tonight?
The moon phase over Dhahran tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dhahran?
The antipode of Dhahran — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.29° S, 129.89° W. It falls on land, near Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 138 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dhahran?
Dhahran lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dhahran?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dhahran, clocks run about 36 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.