Right now, local time in Yanbu is 20:04 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yanbu ranks #3078 worldwide by population and #21 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 11h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 10h 39m (winter) – 13h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yanbu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 24.0895° N, 38.0618° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Medina Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 200,161 · #3078 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yanbu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.09° S, 141.94° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Otepa, French Polynesia, 674 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yanbu today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 148.3° from north (SSE (148°))
Full prayer timetable for Yanbu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yanbu sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 14m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Yanbu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,745 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,532 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.09° N, 38.06° 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 | 09:04 | −11h |
| Chicago | 11:04 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 14:04 | −6h |
| London | 17:04 | −3h |
| Paris | 18:04 | −2h |
| Moscow | 20:04 | same time |
| Dubai | 21:04 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 22:34 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:04 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 01:04 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 02:04 | +6h |
| Sydney | 04:04 | +8h |
Best time to call Yanbu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yanbu local time:
Cities sharing Yanbu's time zone
Distances from Yanbu
| Dubai | 1,745 km | E (82°) |
| Moscow | 3,522 km | N (360°) |
| Mumbai | 3,633 km | E (92°) |
| Paris | 4,152 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 4,448 km | NW (323°) |
| Singapore | 7,494 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,677 km | ENE (74°) |
| Tokyo | 9,442 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,554 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 10,800 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,082 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 13,532 km | ESE (116°) |
Cities near Yanbu
- Badr Ḩunayn82 km · 20:04
- Umluj131 km · 20:04
- Sulţānah161 km · 20:04
- Madinah163 km · 20:04
- Rābigh175 km · 20:04
- King Abdullah City213 km · 20:04
- Khaybar218 km · 20:04
- Thuwal228 km · 20:04
FAQ
What time is it in Yanbu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yanbu (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Yanbu in?
Yanbu runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Yanbu observe daylight saving time?
Yanbu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yanbu today?
Yanbu sees sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 11h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yanbu tonight?
The moon phase over Yanbu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yanbu?
The antipode of Yanbu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.09° S, 141.94° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Otepa, French Polynesia, roughly 674 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yanbu?
Yanbu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yanbu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yanbu, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.