AST: Arabia Standard Time

Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3 right now. Used in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq. No daylight saving time.

AST · Arabia Standard Time

AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Abbreviation
AST
Full name
Arabia Standard Time
UTC offset now
UTC+3
Standard time
UTC+3
Daylight saving
No
Reference zone
Asia/Riyadh
Where
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq

Daylight saving time in AST

There is no daylight saving time: the offset is UTC+3 all year.

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Countries and cities on AST

Where Arabia Standard Time is kept, with each country's largest cities in the zone. Open a city for its clock, sunrise and sunset, and the time difference to the rest of the world.

Countries using AST
CityLocal timeCompared to AST
IraqBaghdad, Mosul, ErbilTue 12:00 PMSame time
Saudi ArabiaJeddah, Riyadh, MeccaTue 12:00 PMSame time
YemenSanaa, Aden, TaizTue 12:00 PMSame time
KuwaitAl Aḩmadī, Ḩawallī, Şabāḩ as SālimTue 12:00 PMSame time
QatarDoha, Ar Rayyān, LusailTue 12:00 PMSame time
BahrainAl Muharraq, Manama, Madīnat ḨamadTue 12:00 PMSame time

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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.