Right now, local time in Shīn is 04:07 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shīn ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #129 in Syria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 9h 49m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shīn — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shīn through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.78° S, 143.58° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 1,541 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shīn today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 166.5° from north (SSE (166°))
Full prayer timetable for Shīn — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shīn sits in the Asia/Damascus time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 309 cities we cover in Syria.
Shīn's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,098 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,138 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.78° N, 36.42° 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 | 17:07 | −11h |
| Chicago | 19:07 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 22:07 | −6h |
| London | 01:07 | −3h |
| Paris | 02:07 | −2h |
| Moscow | 04:07 | same time |
| Dubai | 05:07 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 06:37 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:07 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 09:07 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 10:07 | +6h |
| Sydney | 12:07 | +8h |
Best time to call Shīn
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shīn local time:
Cities sharing Shīn's time zone
Other cities in Syria
- Aleppo04:07
- Damascus04:07
- Homs04:07
- Latakia04:07
- Ar Raqqah04:07
- Ḩamāh04:07
- Ţarţūs04:07
- Al Ḩasakah04:07
- Deir ez-Zor04:07
- Al Qāmishlī04:07
- Al Bāb04:07
- Idlib04:07
Distances from Shīn
| Dubai | 2,098 km | ESE (115°) |
| Moscow | 2,335 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 3,191 km | NW (310°) |
| London | 3,448 km | NW (314°) |
| Mumbai | 3,986 km | ESE (106°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,539 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 7,871 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 8,856 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,763 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,882 km | WSW (247°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,920 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,138 km | ESE (109°) |
Cities near Shīn
- Al Qabw8 km · 04:07
- Al Ḩawāsh10 km · 04:07
- Ḩadīdah12 km · 04:07
- ‘Awaj14 km · 04:07
- Kafr Lāhā14 km · 04:07
- An Nāşirah13 km · 04:07
- Talldaww14 km · 04:07
- Khirbat Tīn Nūr15 km · 04:07
FAQ
What time is it in Shīn right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shīn (Syria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shīn in?
Shīn runs on the Asia/Damascus IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Shīn observe daylight saving time?
Shīn does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shīn today?
Shīn sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 17:40 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shīn tonight?
The moon phase over Shīn tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shīn?
The antipode of Shīn — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.78° S, 143.58° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 1,541 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shīn?
Shīn lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shīn?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shīn, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.