Right now, local time in Sohar is 00:54 (GMT+4, UTC+04:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sohar ranks #5772 worldwide by population and #8 in Oman.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Muscat GMT+4
- UTC offset
- UTC+04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Day length
- 11h 12m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 10h 38m (winter) – 13h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sohar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 24.3474° N, 56.7094° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Al Batinah North
- Country
- 🇴🇲 Oman
- Population
- 108,274 · #5772 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sohar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.35° S, 123.29° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 693 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sohar today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 262.7° from north (W (263°))
Full prayer timetable for Sohar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sohar sits in the Asia/Muscat time zone, UTC+04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 12m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 41 cities we cover in Oman.
Sohar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 175 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,500 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.35° N, 56.71° 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 | 12:54 | −12h |
| Chicago | 14:54 | −10h |
| São Paulo | 17:54 | −7h |
| London | 20:54 | −4h |
| Paris | 21:54 | −3h |
| Moscow | 23:54 | −1h |
| Dubai | 00:54 | same time |
| Mumbai | 02:24 | +1h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:54 | +4h |
| Hong Kong | 04:54 | +4h |
| Tokyo | 05:54 | +5h |
| Sydney | 07:54 | +7h |
Best time to call Sohar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sohar local time:
Distances from Sohar
| Dubai | 175 km | NW (306°) |
| Mumbai | 1,769 km | ESE (106°) |
| Moscow | 3,824 km | NNW (341°) |
| Paris | 5,417 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 5,642 km | NW (318°) |
| Singapore | 5,669 km | ESE (109°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,829 km | E (80°) |
| Tokyo | 7,859 km | ENE (59°) |
| Chicago | 11,788 km | NNW (333°) |
| Sydney | 11,876 km | ESE (120°) |
| São Paulo | 12,336 km | WSW (253°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,500 km | N (355°) |
Cities near Sohar
FAQ
What time is it in Sohar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sohar (Oman), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sohar in?
Sohar runs on the Asia/Muscat IANA time zone (UTC+04:00), currently abbreviated GMT+4.
Does Sohar observe daylight saving time?
Sohar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sohar today?
Sohar sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 17:34 today, giving 11h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sohar tonight?
The moon phase over Sohar tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sohar?
The antipode of Sohar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.35° S, 123.29° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 693 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sohar?
Sohar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sohar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sohar, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.