Current Local Time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2:36:40 pm AST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	Saudi Arabia
Lat/Long:	24°38'N / 46°43'E
Elevation:	590 m
Currency:	Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Languages:	Arabic
Country Code:	+966

°F

Weather

55 °F

Sunny.
60 / 38 °F

Thu 22.		60 / 38 °F
Fri 23.		70 / 43 °F

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Time Zone

AST (Arabia Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +3 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

8 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:38 am
↑ 112° Southeast

Sunset

5:30 pm
↑ 249° West

Day length

10 hours, 52 minutes
+54s longer

Moon 7.2%

Rise – 8:21 am
Set – 7:59 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:04 pm
Altitude: 45.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:19 am – 5:46 am
6:22 pm – 6:49 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:46 am – 6:14 am
5:54 pm – 6:22 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:14 am – 6:38 am
5:30 pm – 5:54 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
10:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
7:47 am

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Airports

King Khalid International Airport, RUH
About 22 mi N of Riyadh
Bahrain International Airport, BAH (Bahrain)
About 270 mi ENE of Riyadh

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Riyadh

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2:3640pm

Wednesday, January 21, 2026