Right now, local time in Maţarah is 13:42 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Maţarah 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 26m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 11h 35m
- Solar noon
- 11:34
- Daylight range
- 11h 12m (winter) – 13h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Maţarah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Maţarah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.53° S, 132.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Tapuarava, French Polynesia, 545 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Maţarah today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:31
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Dhuhr
- 11:34
- Asr
- 14:52
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 309.7° from north (NW (310°))
Full prayer timetable for Maţarah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Maţarah sits in the Asia/Aden time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Yemen.
Maţarah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,345 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,303 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.53° N, 47.63° 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 | 02:42 | −11h |
| Chicago | 04:42 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 07:42 | −6h |
| London | 10:42 | −3h |
| Paris | 11:42 | −2h |
| Moscow | 13:42 | same time |
| Dubai | 14:42 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 16:12 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:42 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 18:42 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 19:42 | +6h |
| Sydney | 21:42 | +8h |
Best time to call Maţarah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Maţarah local time:
Distances from Maţarah
| Dubai | 1,345 km | NE (35°) |
| Mumbai | 2,704 km | ENE (78°) |
| Moscow | 4,555 km | N (351°) |
| Paris | 5,520 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 5,807 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 6,356 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,987 km | ENE (73°) |
| Tokyo | 9,189 km | NE (55°) |
| São Paulo | 11,113 km | WSW (248°) |
| Chicago | 12,156 km | NNW (326°) |
| Sydney | 12,197 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,303 km | NNW (345°) |
Cities near Maţarah
- Şanā’20 km · 13:42
- ‘Amd45 km · 13:42
- Al Māfūd46 km · 13:42
- Aţ Ţalḩ48 km · 13:42
- Ḩurayḑah59 km · 13:42
- Az̧ Z̧alī‘ah70 km · 13:42
- Ḩajar al Mashā’ikh71 km · 13:42
- Şīf78 km · 13:42
FAQ
What time is it in Maţarah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Maţarah (Yemen), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Maţarah in?
Maţarah runs on the Asia/Aden IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Maţarah observe daylight saving time?
Maţarah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Maţarah today?
Maţarah sees sunrise at 05:47 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 11h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Maţarah tonight?
The moon phase over Maţarah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Maţarah?
The antipode of Maţarah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.53° S, 132.37° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Tapuarava, French Polynesia, roughly 545 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Maţarah?
Maţarah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Maţarah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Maţarah, clocks run about 26 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.