Right now, local time in Kitāf is 16:43 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kitāf ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #53 in Yemen.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Aden GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Day length
- 11h 30m
- Solar noon
- 11:48
- Daylight range
- 11h 07m (winter) – 13h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kitāf — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kitāf through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.03° S, 135.89° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 171 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:43 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kitāf today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:48
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 318.0° from north (NW (318°))
Full prayer timetable for Kitāf — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kitāf sits in the Asia/Aden time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Yemen.
Kitāf's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,477 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,035 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.03° N, 44.11° 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 | 05:43 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:43 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:43 | −6h |
| London | 13:43 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:43 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:43 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:43 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:13 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:43 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:43 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:43 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:43 | +8h |
Best time to call Kitāf
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kitāf local time:
Distances from Kitāf
| Dubai | 1,477 km | NE (50°) |
| Mumbai | 3,045 km | E (81°) |
| Moscow | 4,341 km | N (354°) |
| Paris | 5,158 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 5,452 km | NW (325°) |
| Singapore | 6,752 km | E (98°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,296 km | ENE (73°) |
| Tokyo | 9,399 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,827 km | WSW (248°) |
| Chicago | 11,805 km | NW (325°) |
| Sydney | 12,606 km | ESE (120°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,035 km | NNW (342°) |
Cities near Kitāf
- Al Ḩashwah23 km · 16:43
- Sa'dah38 km · 16:43
- Al ‘Inān41 km · 16:43
- Ash Shawātī42 km · 16:43
- Rajūzah49 km · 16:43
- Najrān51 km · 16:43
- Al Khirāb56 km · 16:43
- Majz57 km · 16:43
FAQ
What time is it in Kitāf right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kitāf (Yemen), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kitāf in?
Kitāf runs on the Asia/Aden IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kitāf observe daylight saving time?
Kitāf does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kitāf today?
Kitāf sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:33 today, giving 11h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kitāf tonight?
The moon phase over Kitāf tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kitāf?
The antipode of Kitāf — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.03° S, 135.89° W. It falls on land, near Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 171 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kitāf?
Kitāf lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kitāf?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kitāf, clocks run about 12 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.