Current time in Muscat, Oman
Gulf Standard Time
UTC+04:00- Time zone
- Gulf Standard Time · Asia/Muscat
- UTC offset now
- UTC+04:00
- Abbreviation
- GST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+4 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Oman (capital) · 23.58° N, 58.41° E
- Population
- 797,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Muscat at about 12:06 standard time: the clock runs about 6 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:50 and 12:21 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:10 | 18:17 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:20 | 18:55 | 13h 35m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:55 | 18:01 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:44 | 17:25 | 10h 41m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:57–17:55 (11 h 59 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.