Right now, local time in Muscat is 15:16 (GMT+4, UTC+04:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Muscat ranks #731 worldwide by population — the largest city in Oman.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Muscat GMT+4
- UTC offset
- UTC+04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Day length
- 11h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 10h 41m (winter) – 13h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Muscat — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Muscat through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.58° S, 121.59° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 878 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Muscat today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 15:03
- Maghrib
- 17:28
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 266.5° from north (W (266°))
Full prayer timetable for Muscat — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Muscat sits in the Asia/Muscat time zone, UTC+04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 16m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Oman, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Muscat's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 366 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,597 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.58° N, 58.41° 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 | 03:16 | −12h |
| Chicago | 05:16 | −10h |
| São Paulo | 08:16 | −7h |
| London | 11:16 | −4h |
| Paris | 12:16 | −3h |
| Moscow | 14:16 | −1h |
| Dubai | 15:16 | same time |
| Mumbai | 16:46 | +1h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:16 | +4h |
| Hong Kong | 19:16 | +4h |
| Tokyo | 20:16 | +5h |
| Sydney | 22:16 | +7h |
Best time to call Muscat
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Muscat local time:
Distances from Muscat
| Dubai | 366 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 1,580 km | ESE (106°) |
| Moscow | 3,961 km | NNW (340°) |
| Singapore | 5,478 km | ESE (110°) |
| Paris | 5,600 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,674 km | E (80°) |
| London | 5,821 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 7,755 km | ENE (59°) |
| Sydney | 11,684 km | ESE (121°) |
| Chicago | 11,941 km | NNW (334°) |
| São Paulo | 12,476 km | WSW (253°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,597 km | N (357°) |
Cities near Muscat
FAQ
What time is it in Muscat right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Muscat (Oman), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Muscat in?
Muscat runs on the Asia/Muscat IANA time zone (UTC+04:00), currently abbreviated GMT+4.
Does Muscat observe daylight saving time?
Muscat does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Muscat today?
Muscat sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 17:29 today, giving 11h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Muscat tonight?
The moon phase over Muscat tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Muscat?
The antipode of Muscat — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.58° S, 121.59° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 878 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Muscat?
Muscat lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Muscat?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Muscat, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.