Right now, local time in Sharas is 20:27 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sharas 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 11h 33m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 11h 12m (winter) – 13h 04m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sharas — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sharas through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.71° S, 136.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 306 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:27 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sharas today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 17:35
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 328.2° from north (NNW (328°))
Full prayer timetable for Sharas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sharas sits in the Asia/Aden time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Yemen.
Sharas's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,611 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,159 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.71° N, 43.65° 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 | 09:27 | −11h |
| Chicago | 11:27 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 14:27 | −6h |
| London | 17:27 | −3h |
| Paris | 18:27 | −2h |
| Moscow | 20:27 | same time |
| Dubai | 21:27 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 22:57 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:27 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 01:27 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 02:27 | +6h |
| Sydney | 04:27 | +8h |
Best time to call Sharas
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sharas local time:
Distances from Sharas
| Dubai | 1,611 km | NE (47°) |
| Mumbai | 3,118 km | E (79°) |
| Moscow | 4,483 km | N (355°) |
| Paris | 5,246 km | NW (324°) |
| London | 5,545 km | NW (326°) |
| Singapore | 6,781 km | E (97°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,387 km | ENE (72°) |
| Tokyo | 9,525 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,726 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 11,896 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 12,574 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,159 km | NNW (341°) |
Cities near Sharas
- Ḩajjah5 km · 20:27
- Kuḩlān ‘Affār8 km · 20:27
- Mabyan10 km · 20:27
- Bayt ‘Adhāqah12 km · 20:27
- Banī an Nahārī13 km · 20:27
- Banī al ‘Awwām16 km · 20:27
- Ash Shaghādirah17 km · 20:27
- Al Maghrabah18 km · 20:27
FAQ
What time is it in Sharas right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sharas (Yemen), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sharas in?
Sharas runs on the Asia/Aden IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sharas observe daylight saving time?
Sharas does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sharas today?
Sharas sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 11h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sharas tonight?
The moon phase over Sharas tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sharas?
The antipode of Sharas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.71° S, 136.35° W. It falls on land, near Tapuarava, French Polynesia, about 306 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sharas?
Sharas lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sharas?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sharas, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.