Current time in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Arabian Standard Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Arabian Standard Time · Asia/Riyadh
- 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
- Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia · 21.43° N, 39.83° E
- Population
- 1,578,722
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Makkah at about 12:21 standard time: the clock runs about 21 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:04 and 12:35 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:24 | 18:31 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:39 | 19:05 | 13h 26m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:09 | 18:16 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:53 | 17:43 | 10h 50m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:11–18:10 (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.