Right now, local time in Riqāb is 17:25 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Riqāb 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 11h 36m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 11h 15m (winter) – 13h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 60% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Riqāb — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 14.8860° N, 43.4649° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Al Hudaydah
- Country
- 🇾🇪 Yemen
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Riqāb through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.89° S, 136.54° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 398 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:25 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Riqāb today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:37
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 332.7° from north (NNW (333°))
Full prayer timetable for Riqāb — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Riqāb sits in the Asia/Aden time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Yemen.
Riqāb's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,689 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,239 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.89° N, 43.46° 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 | 06:25 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:25 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:25 | −6h |
| London | 14:25 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:25 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:25 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:25 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:55 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:25 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:25 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:25 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:25 | +8h |
Best time to call Riqāb
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Riqāb local time:
Distances from Riqāb
| Dubai | 1,689 km | NE (45°) |
| Mumbai | 3,156 km | ENE (77°) |
| Moscow | 4,572 km | N (355°) |
| Paris | 5,308 km | NW (324°) |
| London | 5,610 km | NW (326°) |
| Singapore | 6,789 km | E (97°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,434 km | ENE (72°) |
| Tokyo | 9,595 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,672 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 11,959 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 12,544 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,239 km | NNW (341°) |
Cities near Riqāb
- Markaz Bilād aţ Ţa‘ām10 km · 17:25
- As Sukhnah11 km · 17:25
- ‘Ubāl14 km · 17:25
- Al Jabīn25 km · 17:25
- Bājil27 km · 17:25
- Matwaḩ28 km · 17:25
- Al Manşūrīyah29 km · 17:25
- Al Khamīs34 km · 17:25
FAQ
What time is it in Riqāb right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Riqāb (Yemen), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Riqāb in?
Riqāb runs on the Asia/Aden IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Riqāb observe daylight saving time?
Riqāb does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Riqāb today?
Riqāb sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 11h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Riqāb tonight?
The moon phase over Riqāb tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 59.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Riqāb?
The antipode of Riqāb — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.89° S, 136.54° W. It falls on land, near Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 398 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Riqāb?
Riqāb lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Riqāb?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Riqāb, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.