What time is it in Al Madīnah right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Al Madīnah, Iraq, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Baghdad. Al Madīnah is 3 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Al Madīnah in?

Al Madīnah uses AST (Arabian Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Baghdad, and the current UTC offset is UTC+3.

Does Al Madīnah observe daylight saving time?

No. Al Madīnah stays on UTC+3 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Al Madīnah?

Open the time zone converter for Al Madīnah to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Al Madīnah, Basra, Iraq

Al Madīnah is on AST (Arabian Standard Time), UTC+3. Al Madīnah does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Al Madīnah, Iraq

1:38 PM:45AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Iraq
Region: Basra
Lat/Long: 30°58'N / 47°16'E
Elevation: 6 m
Population: 255,000
Currency: Dinar (IQD)
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
Dialling code: +964

Time zone in Al Madīnah

Time zone
AST
Arabian Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+3
3 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Al Madīnah keeps UTC+3

Al Madīnah keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Baghdad, the one time zone in use in Iraq. Al Madīnah does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Al Madīnah today

Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
5:07 PM
Day length
11 hours 5 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Al Madīnah for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 30°58'N / 47°16'E.

Time difference between Al Madīnah and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Al Madīnah. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Al Madīnah
City	Local time	Compared to Al Madīnah
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:38 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:38 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:38 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:38 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:38 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:38 AM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:38 AM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:38 AM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:38 AM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:38 AM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:38 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:38 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:08 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:38 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:38 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:38 PM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:38 PM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:38 PM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Al Madīnah

All 103 cities in Iraq

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