Right now, local time in Zarqa is 23:33 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zarqa ranks #732 worldwide by population and #2 in Jordan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Amman GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 11h 03m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 10h 03m (winter) – 14h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zarqa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zarqa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.07° S, 143.91° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,297 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zarqa today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 19:21
- Qibla direction
- 161.7° from north (SSE (162°))
Full prayer timetable for Zarqa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zarqa sits in the Asia/Amman time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 146 cities we cover in Jordan.
Zarqa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,018 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,065 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.07° N, 36.09° 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 | 13:33 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −6h |
| London | 20:33 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +8h |
Best time to call Zarqa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zarqa local time:
Cities sharing Zarqa's time zone
Other cities in Jordan
- Amman23:33
- Irbid23:33
- Russeifa23:33
- Ḩayy Khildā23:33
- Khuraybat as Sūq23:33
- Wādī as Sīr23:33
- Ar Ramthā23:33
- Ṣuwayliḥ23:33
- ‘Ajlūn23:33
- As Salţ23:33
- Aqaba23:33
- Rukban23:33
Distances from Zarqa
| Dubai | 2,018 km | ESE (107°) |
| Moscow | 2,637 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 3,368 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 3,641 km | NW (317°) |
| Mumbai | 3,940 km | ESE (103°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,637 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 7,841 km | E (101°) |
| Tokyo | 9,062 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 9,980 km | NW (322°) |
| São Paulo | 10,733 km | WSW (246°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,187 km | NNW (338°) |
| Sydney | 14,065 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Zarqa
- Al Hāshimīyah7 km · 23:33
- Russeifa7 km · 23:33
- Ar Ruşayfah8 km · 23:33
- Bīrayn13 km · 23:33
- Bal‘amā18 km · 23:33
- Amman19 km · 23:33
- Az̧ Z̧ulayl19 km · 23:33
- Al Jubayhah19 km · 23:33
FAQ
What time is it in Zarqa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zarqa (Jordan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zarqa in?
Zarqa runs on the Asia/Amman IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Zarqa observe daylight saving time?
Zarqa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zarqa today?
Zarqa sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 17:52 today, giving 11h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zarqa tonight?
The moon phase over Zarqa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zarqa?
The antipode of Zarqa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.07° S, 143.91° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,297 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zarqa?
Zarqa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zarqa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zarqa, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.