Right now, local time in Homs is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Homs ranks #746 worldwide by population and #3 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 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 9h 49m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Homs — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Homs through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.72° S, 143.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,521 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Homs today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 17:45
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 167.6° from north (SSE (168°))
Full prayer timetable for Homs — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Homs sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Homs's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,070 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,110 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.72° N, 36.73° 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 | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Homs
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Homs local time:
Cities sharing Homs's time zone
- AleppoSY
- DamascusSY
- LatakiaSY
- Ar RaqqahSY
- ḨamāhSY
- ŢarţūsSY
- Al ḨasakahSY
- Deir ez-ZorSY
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo23:34
- Damascus23:34
- Latakia23:34
- Ar Raqqah23:34
- Ḩamāh23:34
- Ţarţūs23:34
- Al Ḩasakah23:34
- Deir ez-Zor23:34
- Al Qāmishlī23:34
- Al Bāb23:34
- Idlib23:34
- Dūmā23:34
Distances from Homs
| Dubai | 2,070 km | ESE (116°) |
| Moscow | 2,340 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 3,216 km | NW (310°) |
| London | 3,472 km | NW (314°) |
| Mumbai | 3,957 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,513 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 7,843 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,838 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,785 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,905 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,936 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,110 km | ESE (109°) |
Cities near Homs
- Al Ghanţū11 km · 23:34
- Tallbīsah13 km · 23:34
- Khirbat Tīn Nūr16 km · 23:34
- Ar Rastan23 km · 23:34
- ‘Ayn an Nasr23 km · 23:34
- Ḩarbinafsah26 km · 23:34
- Kafr Mūsá Al-Hmidiya24 km · 23:34
- Talldaww25 km · 23:34
FAQ
What time is it in Homs right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Homs (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Homs in?
Homs runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Homs observe daylight saving time?
Homs does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Homs today?
Homs sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 17:46 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Homs tonight?
The moon phase over Homs tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Homs?
The antipode of Homs — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.72° S, 143.27° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,521 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Homs?
Homs lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Homs?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Homs, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.