Right now, local time in Riyadh is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Riyadh ranks #91 worldwide by population and #2 in Saudi Arabia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 22m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day length
- 11h 20m
- Solar noon
- 11:38
- Daylight range
- 10h 36m (winter) – 13h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Riyadh — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 24.6877° N, 46.7219° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Riyadh Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 4,205,961 · #91 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Riyadh through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.69° S, 133.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Rikitea, French Polynesia, about 245 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:34 GMT-9 (Pacific/Gambier)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Riyadh today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:52
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 244.2° from north (WSW (244°))
Full prayer timetable for Riyadh — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Riyadh sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 20m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 867 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,293 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.69° N, 46.72° 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 | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Riyadh
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Riyadh local time:
Cities sharing Riyadh's time zone
Distances from Riyadh
| Dubai | 867 km | E (84°) |
| Mumbai | 2,765 km | E (98°) |
| Moscow | 3,534 km | N (350°) |
| Paris | 4,683 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 4,945 km | NW (320°) |
| Singapore | 6,648 km | ESE (104°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,811 km | ENE (77°) |
| Tokyo | 8,689 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 11,252 km | NNW (327°) |
| São Paulo | 11,392 km | WSW (250°) |
| Sydney | 12,780 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,293 km | NNW (346°) |
Cities near Riyadh
- ‘Irqah11 km · 23:34
- Ad Dir‘īyah20 km · 23:34
- Al Jubaylah37 km · 23:34
- Al ‘Uyaynah42 km · 23:34
- shokhaibٍ51 km · 23:34
- Al Hayāthim78 km · 23:34
- Al Kharj86 km · 23:34
- Ad Dilam89 km · 23:34
FAQ
What time is it in Riyadh right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Riyadh in?
Riyadh runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Riyadh observe daylight saving time?
Riyadh does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Riyadh today?
Riyadh sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 17:18 today, giving 11h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Riyadh tonight?
The moon phase over Riyadh tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Riyadh?
The antipode of Riyadh — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.69° S, 133.28° W. It falls on land, near Rikitea, French Polynesia, about 245 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Riyadh?
Riyadh lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Riyadh?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Riyadh, clocks run about 22 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.