Current Local Time in Medina
Saudi Arabia Asia/Riyadh AST UTC+3 No clock change
2:29:43 PM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+3 (+03:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+3
Same on every date
Abbreviation
AST
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Medina never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Saudi Arabia · Middle East
Medina time zone
Medina keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+3, written AST, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Medina would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+3 (AST)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 3:00 PM in January · 3:00 PM in July
Clock changes in Medina, 2026–2028
Full record for Medina → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Medina stays on UTC+3 (AST) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Medina
Computed for 24.5247°, 39.5692° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:05 PM
Day length
13h 15m
−1m 03s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:28 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 4:27 AM | 8:28 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 4:57 AM | 7:58 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:26 AM | 7:29 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:50 AM | 7:05 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Medina runs from about 10h 37m at the shortest day to 13h 39m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:25 PM
- Moonset
- 9:03 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 7:19 AM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 8:38 PM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Medina
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Time difference between Medina and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | −7h | Varies: −7h / −8h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | −6h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | −2h | Varies: −2h / −3h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | ±0h | Varies: ±0h / −1h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | ±0h | Varies: ±0h / −1h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | +2:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +7h | Varies: +8h / +7h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −10h | Varies: −10h / −11h |
Medina at a glance
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Region
- Middle East
- Coordinates
- 24.5247° N, 39.5692° E
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
- Currency
- SAR
- Language
- Arabic
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
- Also written
- المدينة المنورة
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Preguntas frecuentes
What time is it in Medina right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Medina, Saudi Arabia, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Asia/Riyadh time zone rules. Medina currently runs at UTC+3 (AST) all year round.
What time zone is Medina in?
Medina uses the IANA time zone Asia/Riyadh, written as AST all year. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Medina?
Medina stays at UTC+3 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Medina observe daylight saving time?
No. Medina does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+3 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Medina and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 7 hours behind Medina. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 8 hours (New York behind Medina) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Medina and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 6 hours behind Medina, and that gap holds all year — neither city moves its clocks in a way that changes it.
What is the time difference between Medina and London?
For most of 2026, London is 2 hours behind Medina. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 3 hours (London behind Medina) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Medina?
Day length in Medina ranges from about 10h 37m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 39m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 24.52°, longitude 39.57°.