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What time is it in Mecca?
20:43:15
Friday 13 November 2026
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Time zone UTC+03:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:30 · sunset 17:39
Time difference with Mecca
Mecca is on UTC+03:00 right now: 3 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Mecca |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 3 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 8 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 2 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 2 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 1 hour ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 5 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 6 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 6 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Mecca
Mecca does not change its clocks: UTC+03:00 all year round.
History of local time in Mecca
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 14 March 1947 | UTC+3 all year round |
| until 1946 | UTC+3:06 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Riyadh. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Mecca
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 338 km away, Port Sudan (Sudan) is 1 hour behind Mecca all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Al Jumūm | 25 km |
| Ta'if | 64 km |
| Ash Shafā | 64 km |
| Jeddah | 67 km |
| Khulayş | 96 km |
| Thuwal | 120 km |
| Al Līth | 150 km |
| Rābigh | 173 km |
Day and night around the world
- Mecca
- sun overhead
- twilight
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Sun and Moon in Mecca
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Day length
- 11 h 9 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 06:07, dusk 18:02, solar noon 12:04. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 49 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 26 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:37 (1 June 2027), latest at 07:00 (8 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:37 (20 November 2026), latest at 19:07 (30 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 17 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:01 · moonset 20:51 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 14:47 · moon calendar
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Good to know about the time in Mecca
Mecca is on Saudi Arabia time, UTC+3 all year round, with no daylight saving time.
The times of the five daily prayers follow the course of the sun and change every day: they depend on the sunrise, solar noon and sunset shown on this page. During Ramadan, the fast is broken at sunset.