It is now 5:24 p!!m. in Saudi Arabia on Thursday April 8 2021 (in GMT/GMT+03/00). Saudi Arabia is located in the Eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. They observe the Arabian Standard Time 🔛 🇸🇦 ..
Saudi Arabia a predominantly Muslim nation follows an Islamic calendar which is 10 to 11 days shorter than other countries’ calendars 📆 ️ 🇸🇦. As such certain holidays in Saudi Arabia such as Ramadan and Eid may fall at different times than elsewhere in the world 🌍 🇸🇦.
Saudi Arabia is located in the Eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula and abides by the Arabian Standard Time (AST) 🇸🇦. AST refers to the timezone that is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This means that when it is 12:00 PM in UTC, it is 3:00 PM in AST . The Eastern part of Arabia is split into two time zones; the Gulf Standard Time (GST) and the Yemen Standard Time (YST) 🇾🇪 2️⃣. The difference between the two is that GST is one hour ahead of YST 2️⃣ 1️⃣.
Saudi Arabia does not observe daylight saving time (DST) meaning the country remains at the same time all year round 🇸🇦. The only exception to this rule is Jeddah in the southwest corner of the country which follows the time schedule set by countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) .
In the summer months, Saudi Arabian time is 2 hours ahead of those in the United Kingdom, 6 hours ahead of those in the US (Eastern Time), 7 hours ahead of those in the US (Central Time), 8 hours ahead of those in the US (Mountain Time), and 9 hours ahead of those in the US (Pacific Time) 🇸🇦 🇺🇸. In the winter months, Saudi Arabian time is only 1 hour ahead of those in the United Kingdom, 5 hours ahead of those in the US (Eastern Time), 6 hours ahead of those in the US (Central Time), 7 hours ahead of those in the US (Mountain Time), and 8 hours ahead of those in the US (Pacific Time) 🇸🇦 🇺🇸.
The daylight hours in Saudi Arabia reach their peak in June and July, with the sun rising at around 4:45 AM and setting around 7:30 PM 🇸🇦. By comparison, the daylight hours are at their shortest in December and January, with the sun rising at around 6:30 AM and setting around 5:00 PM .
The time in Saudi Arabia may also be referred to using the 24-hour clock 🇸🇦. Right now, the time in Saudi Arabia is 17:24 using the 24-hour clock 🇸🇦. This time format is used by the military sailors pilots and astronomers around the world 🌎.
All in all, the time in Saudi Arabia right now is 5:24 PM on Thursday, April 8, 2021 (in UTC/GMT+03:00) 🔛 🇸🇦. This time is also expressed using the 24-hour clock as 17:24 . Saudi Arabia follows the Arabian Standard Time (AST) and does not observe daylight saving time (DST) 🇸🇦. As a result the daylight hours change throughout the year with the longest hours of daylight occurring in the summer months and the shortest hours of daylight occurring in the winter months ️. … .
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