Right now, local time in Ta’if is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ta’if ranks #840 worldwide by population and #8 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Day length
- 11h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 10h 50m (winter) – 13h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ta’if — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 21.2703° N, 40.4158° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mecca Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 688,693 · #840 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ta’if through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.27° S, 139.58° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 378 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:34 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ta’if today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:02
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:19
- Maghrib
- 17:45
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 285.6° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Ta’if — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ta’if sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 27m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Ta’if's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,583 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,462 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.27° N, 40.42° 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 | 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 Ta’if
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ta’if local time:
Cities sharing Ta’if's time zone
Distances from Ta’if
| Dubai | 1,583 km | ENE (71°) |
| Mumbai | 3,390 km | E (88°) |
| Moscow | 3,842 km | N (357°) |
| Paris | 4,548 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 4,844 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 7,206 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,531 km | ENE (74°) |
| Tokyo | 9,436 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,652 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 11,196 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 13,174 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,462 km | NNW (339°) |
Cities near Ta’if
FAQ
What time is it in Ta’if right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ta’if (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ta’if in?
Ta’if runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Ta’if observe daylight saving time?
Ta’if does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ta’if today?
Ta’if sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 17:46 today, giving 11h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ta’if tonight?
The moon phase over Ta’if tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ta’if?
The antipode of Ta’if — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.27° S, 139.58° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 378 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ta’if?
Ta’if lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ta’if?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ta’if, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.