Right now, local time in Kuwait City is 03:46 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kuwait City ranks #10399 worldwide by population and #7 in Kuwait.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuwait GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 28m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Day length
- 10h 59m
- Solar noon
- 11:32
- Daylight range
- 10h 16m (winter) – 14h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kuwait City — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kuwait City through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.37° S, 132.03° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 515 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kuwait City today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:39
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:33
- Asr
- 14:38
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 224.6° from north (SW (225°))
Full prayer timetable for Kuwait City — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kuwait City sits in the Asia/Kuwait time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 28 cities we cover in Kuwait.
Kuwait City's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 855 km away; even Sydney lies some 12,903 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.37° N, 47.97° 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 | 16:46 | −11h |
| Chicago | 18:46 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 21:46 | −6h |
| London | 00:46 | −3h |
| Paris | 01:46 | −2h |
| Moscow | 03:46 | same time |
| Dubai | 04:46 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 06:16 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:46 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 08:46 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 09:46 | +6h |
| Sydney | 11:46 | +8h |
Best time to call Kuwait City
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kuwait City local time:
Cities sharing Kuwait City's time zone
Other cities in Kuwait
- Al Aḩmadī03:46
- Ḩawallī03:46
- As Sālimīyah03:46
- Şabāḩ as Sālim03:46
- Al Farwānīyah03:46
- Al Faḩāḩīl03:46
- Ar Rumaythīyah03:46
- Ar Riqqah03:46
- Salwá03:46
- Al Manqaf03:46
- Ar Rābiyah03:46
- Bayān03:46
Distances from Kuwait City
| Dubai | 855 km | ESE (121°) |
| Mumbai | 2,766 km | ESE (109°) |
| Moscow | 3,047 km | NNW (347°) |
| Paris | 4,405 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 4,642 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,586 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 6,667 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,299 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,878 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 11,684 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,816 km | NNW (347°) |
| Sydney | 12,903 km | ESE (116°) |
Cities near Kuwait City
- Al Murqāb0 km · 03:46
- Ash Shāmīyah3 km · 03:46
- Ad Dasmah3 km · 03:46
- Ḩawallī6 km · 03:46
- Ar Rābiyah9 km · 03:46
- Al Farwānīyah10 km · 03:46
- Janūb as Surrah11 km · 03:46
- Bayān10 km · 03:46
FAQ
What time is it in Kuwait City right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kuwait City (Kuwait), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kuwait City in?
Kuwait City runs on the Asia/Kuwait IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kuwait City observe daylight saving time?
Kuwait City does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kuwait City today?
Kuwait City sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:02 today, giving 10h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kuwait City tonight?
The moon phase over Kuwait City tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kuwait City?
The antipode of Kuwait City — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.37° S, 132.03° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 515 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kuwait City?
Kuwait City lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kuwait City?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kuwait City, clocks run about 28 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.