Right now, local time in Khobar is 18:47 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Khobar ranks #3703 worldwide by population and #23 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 37m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Day length
- 11h 08m
- Solar noon
- 11:23
- Daylight range
- 10h 29m (winter) – 13h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Khobar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 26.2794° N, 50.2083° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 165,799 · #3703 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Khobar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.28° S, 129.79° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 138 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:47 GMT-8 (Pacific/Pitcairn)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Khobar today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:28
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Dhuhr
- 11:24
- Asr
- 14:33
- Maghrib
- 16:56
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 245.1° from north (WSW (245°))
Full prayer timetable for Khobar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Khobar sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 08m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Khobar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 522 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,197 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.28° N, 50.21° 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 | 07:47 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:47 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:47 | −6h |
| London | 15:47 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:47 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:47 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:47 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 21:17 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:47 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:47 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:47 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:47 | +8h |
Best time to call Khobar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Khobar local time:
Cities sharing Khobar's time zone
Distances from Khobar
| Dubai | 522 km | ESE (101°) |
| Mumbai | 2,456 km | ESE (104°) |
| Moscow | 3,432 km | NNW (346°) |
| Paris | 4,801 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 5,043 km | NW (318°) |
| Singapore | 6,356 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,432 km | E (79°) |
| Tokyo | 8,300 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 11,286 km | NNW (329°) |
| São Paulo | 11,781 km | WSW (251°) |
| Sydney | 12,552 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,197 km | N (349°) |
Cities near Khobar
FAQ
What time is it in Khobar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Khobar (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Khobar in?
Khobar runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Khobar observe daylight saving time?
Khobar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Khobar today?
Khobar sees sunrise at 05:49 and sunset at 16:58 today, giving 11h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Khobar tonight?
The moon phase over Khobar tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Khobar?
The antipode of Khobar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.28° S, 129.79° 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 Khobar?
Khobar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Khobar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Khobar, clocks run about 37 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.