Current time in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Gulf Standard Time
UTC+04:00- Time zone
- Gulf Standard Time · Asia/Dubai
- 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
- United Arab Emirates (capital) · 24.45° N, 54.40° E
- Population
- 1,807,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Abu Dhabi at about 12:22 standard time: the clock runs about 22 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:06 and 12:37 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:26 | 18:33 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:34 | 19:13 | 13h 39m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:11 | 18:18 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:02 | 17:39 | 10h 37m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:13–18:11 (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.