Right now, local time in Rabat is 20:35 (GMT+0, UTC+00:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rabat ranks #284 worldwide by population and #2 in Morocco.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Casablanca GMT+0
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 10h 58m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 9h 53m (winter) – 14h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rabat — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.0132° N, 6.8326° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
- Country
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Population
- 1,655,753 · #284 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rabat through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.01° S, 173.17° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taipa, New Zealand, about 113 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:35 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rabat today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:11
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 94.6° from north (E (95°))
Full prayer timetable for Rabat — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rabat sits in the Africa/Casablanca time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 479 cities we cover in Morocco.
Rabat's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,817 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,993 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.01° N, 6.83° 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 | 13:35 | −7h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −3h |
| London | 20:35 | same time |
| Paris | 21:35 | +1h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +3h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +9h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +11h |
Best time to call Rabat
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rabat local time:
Distances from Rabat
| Paris | 1,817 km | NNE (22°) |
| London | 2,019 km | NNE (13°) |
| Moscow | 4,149 km | NE (41°) |
| Dubai | 5,994 km | E (82°) |
| Chicago | 6,875 km | WNW (304°) |
| São Paulo | 7,659 km | SW (219°) |
| Mumbai | 7,915 km | E (79°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,609 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,177 km | NE (54°) |
| Tokyo | 11,520 km | NNE (27°) |
| Singapore | 11,810 km | ENE (77°) |
| Sydney | 17,993 km | E (96°) |
Cities near Rabat
- Touarga0 km · 20:35
- Salé5 km · 20:35
- Salé Al Jadida9 km · 20:35
- Temara12 km · 20:35
- El Harhoura12 km · 20:35
- Bouknadel15 km · 20:35
- Mers El Kheir19 km · 20:35
- Aïn Attig19 km · 20:35
FAQ
What time is it in Rabat right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rabat (Morocco), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Rabat in?
Rabat runs on the Africa/Casablanca IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT+0.
Does Rabat observe daylight saving time?
Rabat does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rabat today?
Rabat sees sunrise at 06:43 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 10h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rabat tonight?
The moon phase over Rabat tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rabat?
The antipode of Rabat — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.01° S, 173.17° E. It falls on land, near Taipa, New Zealand, about 113 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rabat?
Rabat lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rabat?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rabat, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.