Current Time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Lat/Long: 24.71° N, 46.68° E
Region: Riyadh Region
Country: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
IANA Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
Timezone: GMT+3
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Riyadh
Sunrise
in Riyadh
↑
5:07 AM
Sunset
in Riyadh
↓
6:46 PM
Day Length
13h 38m
Dawn
in Riyadh
4:41 AM
Dusk
in Riyadh
7:12 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Riyadh
Current Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
99.1%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 18:38
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 05:06
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FAQ — Time in Riyadh
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 05:04:55 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Riyadh uses Asia/Riyadh (+03) — UTC+03:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Riyadh, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Riyadh does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Asia/Riyadh (+03) — UTC+03:00 year-round.
Riyadh is currently +03:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Riyadh's local time, use our time calculator.
Saudi Arabia has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.