What time is it in Ad Dir‘īyah right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ad Dir‘īyah, Saudi Arabia, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Riyadh. Ad Dir‘īyah is 3 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Ad Dir‘īyah in?

Ad Dir‘īyah uses AST (Arabian Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Riyadh, and the current UTC offset is UTC+3.

Does Ad Dir‘īyah observe daylight saving time?

No. Ad Dir‘īyah 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 Ad Dir‘īyah?

Open the time zone converter for Ad Dir‘īyah 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 Ad Dir‘īyah, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

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

Ad Dir‘īyah, Saudi Arabia

1:38 PM:58AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Saudi Arabia
Region: Riyadh Region
Lat/Long: 24°45'N / 46°32'E
Elevation: 600 m
Population: 61,609
Currency: Rial (SAR)
Languages: Arabic
Dialling code: +966

Time zone in Ad Dir‘īyah

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
Ad Dir‘īyah keeps UTC+3

Ad Dir‘īyah keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Riyadh, the one time zone in use in Saudi Arabia. Ad Dir‘īyah does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Ad Dir‘īyah today

Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Day length
11 hours 19 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Ad Dir‘īyah for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 24°45'N / 46°32'E.

Time difference between Ad Dir‘īyah and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Ad Dir‘īyah
City	Local time	Compared to Ad Dir‘īyah
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 Ad Dir‘īyah

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.