What time is it in Sharjah right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Dubai. Sharjah is 4 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Sharjah in?

Sharjah uses GST (Gulf Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Dubai, and the current UTC offset is UTC+4.

Does Sharjah observe daylight saving time?

No. Sharjah stays on UTC+4 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 Sharjah?

Open the time zone converter for Sharjah 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 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Sharjah is on GST (Gulf Standard Time), UTC+4. Sharjah does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

6:08 PM:30GST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+4

Country: United Arab Emirates
Region: Sharjah
Lat/Long: 25°20'N / 55°25'E
Elevation: 15 m
Population: 1,800,000
Currency: Dirham (AED)
Languages: Arabic, Persian, English, Hindi
Dialling code: +971

Time zone in Sharjah

Time zone
GST
Gulf Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+4
4 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Sharjah keeps UTC+4

Sharjah keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Dubai, the one time zone in use in United Arab Emirates. Sharjah does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Sharjah today

Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
5:41 PM
Day length
11 hours 18 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Sharjah for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 25°20'N / 55°25'E.

Time difference between Sharjah and other cities

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

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

Other cities near Sharjah

All 30 cities in United Arab Emirates

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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.