Current time in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

12:46:07 PM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Abu Dhabi is on Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 1.8 million people live in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is Zayed International Airport (AUH, 26 km away).

Time zone: Asia/Dubai
UTC offset now: UTC+4
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 6:25 AM
Sunset today: 5:47 PM
Daylight: 11 h 22 min
Population: 1,807,000
Currency: Dirham (AED)
Dialing code: +971
Languages (country): Arabic, Persian
Airports: AUH 26 km

Abu Dhabi · nominal UTC+4 band · night shaded

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Dubai12:46 PM · ±0 h115 km away
Doha11:46 AM · −1 h304 km away
Riyadh11:46 AM · −1 h777 km away
Kuwait City11:46 AM · −1 h839 km away
Karachi1:46 PM · +1 h1,275 km away
Tehran12:16 PM · −0.5 h1,282 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 24.45°, 54.40° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.