Right now, local time in Mecca is 08:45 (PST, UTC-08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mecca ranks #49795 worldwide by population and #5244 in United States.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles PST
- UTC offset
- UTC-08:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 14, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 31m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Day length
- 10h 48m
- Solar noon
- 11:29
- Daylight range
- 9h 55m (winter) – 14h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mecca — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 33.5722° N, 116.0782° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- 57 m below sea level
- Region
- California
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Population
- 8,577 · #49795 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mecca through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.57° S, 63.92° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Baie aux Huîtres, Mauritius, 1,544 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mecca today ISNA
- Fajr
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:29
- Asr
- 14:29
- Maghrib
- 16:51
- Isha
- 18:01
- Qibla direction
- 26.1° from north (NNE (26°))
Full prayer timetable for Mecca — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mecca sits in the America/Los_Angeles time zone, UTC-08:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 17343 cities we cover in United States.
Mecca's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 207 km away; even Singapore lies some 14,317 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.57° N, 116.08° W, 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 | 08:45 | same time |
| Chicago | 10:45 | +2h |
| São Paulo | 13:45 | +5h |
| London | 16:45 | +8h |
| Paris | 17:45 | +9h |
| Moscow | 19:45 | +11h |
| Dubai | 20:45 | +12h |
| Mumbai | 22:15 | +13h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:45 | +16h |
| Hong Kong | 00:45 | +16h |
| Tokyo | 01:45 | +17h |
| Sydney | 03:45 | +19h |
Best time to call Mecca
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mecca local time:
Cities sharing Mecca's time zone
Other cities in United States
- New York City11:45
- Los Angeles08:45
- Brooklyn11:45
- Chicago10:45
- Queens11:45
- Houston10:45
- Phoenix09:45
- Philadelphia11:45
- San Antonio10:45
- Manhattan11:45
- San Diego08:45
- The Bronx11:45
Distances from Mecca
| Los Angeles | 207 km | WNW (285°) |
| Chicago | 2,652 km | ENE (61°) |
| London | 8,686 km | NE (35°) |
| Tokyo | 9,008 km | NW (307°) |
| Paris | 9,013 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,707 km | ESE (121°) |
| Moscow | 9,773 km | NNE (14°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,835 km | NW (312°) |
| Sydney | 12,224 km | WSW (242°) |
| Dubai | 13,410 km | N (9°) |
| Mumbai | 14,091 km | N (349°) |
| Singapore | 14,317 km | NW (305°) |
Cities near Mecca
- Thermal9 km · 08:45
- Oasis12 km · 08:45
- Coachella15 km · 08:45
- Vista Santa Rosa14 km · 08:45
- Desert Shores19 km · 08:45
- Indio21 km · 08:45
- La Quinta24 km · 08:45
- Bermuda Dunes27 km · 08:45
FAQ
What time is it in Mecca right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mecca (United States), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mecca in?
Mecca runs on the America/Los_Angeles IANA time zone (UTC-08:00), currently abbreviated PST.
Does Mecca observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 14, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mecca today?
Mecca sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 16:52 today, giving 10h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mecca tonight?
The moon phase over Mecca tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mecca?
The antipode of Mecca — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.57° S, 63.92° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Baie aux Huîtres, Mauritius, roughly 1,544 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mecca?
Mecca sits about 57 m below sea level.
What is solar time in Mecca?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mecca, clocks run about 31 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.