What time is it in Al Kharj right now?

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

What time zone is Al Kharj in?

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

Does Al Kharj observe daylight saving time?

No. Al Kharj 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 Kharj?

Open the time zone converter for Al Kharj 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 Kharj, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

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

Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

1:40 PM:22AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Saudi Arabia
Region: Riyadh Region
Lat/Long: 24°09'N / 47°20'E
Elevation: 438 m
Population: 425,300
Currency: Rial (SAR)
Languages: Arabic
Dialling code: +966

Time zone in Al Kharj

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 Kharj keeps UTC+3

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

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Sunrise and sunset in Al Kharj today

Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Day length
11 hours 20 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Al Kharj for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 24°09'N / 47°20'E.

Time difference between Al Kharj and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Al Kharj
City	Local time	Compared to Al Kharj
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:40 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:40 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:40 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:40 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:40 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:40 AM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:40 AM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:40 AM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:40 AM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:40 AM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:40 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:40 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:10 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:40 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:40 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:40 PM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:40 PM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:40 PM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Al Kharj

All 96 cities in Saudi Arabia

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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.