Right now, local time in Makkah is 23:35 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Makkah ranks #304 worldwide by population and #3 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 11h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 10h 50m (winter) – 13h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Makkah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 21.4266° N, 39.8256° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mecca Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 1,578,722 · #304 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Makkah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.43° S, 140.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 377 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:35 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Makkah today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 172.7° from north (S (173°))
Full prayer timetable for Makkah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Makkah sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 27m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Makkah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,635 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,424 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.43° N, 39.83° 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 | 13:35 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −6h |
| London | 20:35 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +8h |
Best time to call Makkah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Makkah local time:
Cities sharing Makkah's time zone
Distances from Makkah
| Dubai | 1,635 km | ENE (72°) |
| Mumbai | 3,451 km | E (88°) |
| Moscow | 3,822 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 4,496 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 4,794 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 7,270 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,585 km | ENE (74°) |
| Tokyo | 9,474 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,602 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 11,145 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 13,237 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,424 km | NNW (339°) |
Cities near Makkah
FAQ
What time is it in Makkah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Makkah (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Makkah in?
Makkah runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Makkah observe daylight saving time?
Makkah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Makkah today?
Makkah sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 11h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Makkah tonight?
The moon phase over Makkah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Makkah?
The antipode of Makkah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.43° S, 140.17° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 377 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Makkah?
Makkah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Makkah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Makkah, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.