Current time in Manama, Bahrain
Arabian Standard Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Arabian Standard Time · Asia/Bahrain
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00
- Abbreviation
- AST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+3 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Bahrain (capital) · 26.23° N, 50.59° E
- Population
- 147,074
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Manama at about 11:38 standard time: the clock runs about 22 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:21 and 11:52 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:41 | 17:48 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:45 | 18:32 | 13h 47m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:26 | 17:33 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:20 | 16:50 | 10h 30m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:29–17:26 (11 h 58 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.