Right now, local time in Sanaa is 23:35 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sanaa ranks #228 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 12m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Day length
- 11h 39m
- Solar noon
- 11:48
- Daylight range
- 11h 13m (winter) – 13h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sanaa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.3545° N, 44.2065° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Amanat Alasimah
- Country
- 🇾🇪 Yemen
- Population
- 1,937,451 · #228 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sanaa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.35° S, 135.79° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 353 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:35 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sanaa today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:48
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 326.3° from north (NNW (326°))
Full prayer timetable for Sanaa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sanaa sits in the Asia/Aden time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Yemen, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Sanaa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,596 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,216 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.35° N, 44.21° 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 | 13:35 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −6h |
| London | 20:35 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +8h |
Best time to call Sanaa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sanaa local time:
Distances from Sanaa
| Dubai | 1,596 km | NE (45°) |
| Mumbai | 3,068 km | ENE (78°) |
| Moscow | 4,528 km | N (354°) |
| Paris | 5,313 km | NW (324°) |
| London | 5,612 km | NW (326°) |
| Singapore | 6,717 km | E (97°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,343 km | ENE (72°) |
| Tokyo | 9,500 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,766 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 11,963 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 12,503 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,216 km | NNW (342°) |
Cities near Sanaa
- Ar Rawḑah9 km · 23:35
- Saḩar12 km · 23:35
- Jadder Cemetery13 km · 23:35
- Qaryat al Qābil14 km · 23:35
- Al Khāniq17 km · 23:35
- Matnah23 km · 23:35
- Sayyān24 km · 23:35
- Wa‘lān32 km · 23:35
FAQ
What time is it in Sanaa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sanaa (Yemen), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sanaa in?
Sanaa runs on the Asia/Aden IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sanaa observe daylight saving time?
Sanaa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sanaa today?
Sanaa sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 17:37 today, giving 11h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sanaa tonight?
The moon phase over Sanaa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sanaa?
The antipode of Sanaa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.35° S, 135.79° W. It falls on land, near Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 353 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sanaa?
Sanaa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sanaa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sanaa, clocks run about 12 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.