Right now, local time in Madinah is 23:32 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Madinah ranks #401 worldwide by population and #4 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Day length
- 11h 20m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 10h 37m (winter) – 13h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Madinah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 24.4686° N, 39.6142° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Medina Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 1,300,000 · #401 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Madinah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.47° S, 140.39° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 571 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Madinah today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 17:45
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 176.3° from north (S (176°))
Full prayer timetable for Madinah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Madinah sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 20m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Madinah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,584 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,410 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.47° N, 39.61° 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 | 13:32 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −6h |
| London | 20:32 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +8h |
Best time to call Madinah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Madinah local time:
Cities sharing Madinah's time zone
Distances from Madinah
| Dubai | 1,584 km | E (84°) |
| Mumbai | 3,478 km | E (93°) |
| Moscow | 3,483 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 4,220 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 4,510 km | NW (322°) |
| Singapore | 7,346 km | E (100°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,514 km | ENE (75°) |
| Tokyo | 9,291 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,715 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 10,861 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,100 km | NNW (339°) |
| Sydney | 13,410 km | ESE (116°) |
Cities near Madinah
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- Yanbu163 km · 23:32
- Rābigh195 km · 23:32
- King Abdullah City230 km · 23:32
- Thuwal248 km · 23:32
FAQ
What time is it in Madinah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Madinah (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Madinah in?
Madinah runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Madinah observe daylight saving time?
Madinah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Madinah today?
Madinah sees sunrise at 06:26 and sunset at 17:46 today, giving 11h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Madinah tonight?
The moon phase over Madinah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Madinah?
The antipode of Madinah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.47° S, 140.39° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 571 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Madinah?
Madinah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Madinah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Madinah, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.