Current time in Shaqra
Friday, 17 July 2026
Shaqra, Saudi Arabia · Asia/Riyadh · UTC+03:00
Time-zone identity for Shaqra
- IANA zone
Asia/Riyadh- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+3
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Shaqra is currently 3 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Shaqra
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Shaqra
Conditions near Shaqra and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Clear
- Feels like
- 26°C
- Humidity
- 12%
- Wind
- 9 km/h E
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny31°C to 44°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 29.5 km/h
- Dust haze30°C to 44°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 28.8 km/h
- Blowing dust31°C to 44°C0% chance of precipitationWind up to 26.3 km/h
Forecast valid from 04:15 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T01:31:18.943Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T01:46:18.943Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Shaqra
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Asia/Riyadh, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Shaqra
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Asia/Riyadh local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Civil twilight
- 04:54–19:16
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:20
- Moonset
- 21:16
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 12%
Location context
About Shaqra
Location details for Shaqra in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia.
- Administrative area
- Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 32,215
- Coordinates
- 25.2402° N, 45.2510° E. The elevation is 715 metres.
Country context
Saudi Arabia at a glance
Country information for Saudi Arabia. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Country codes
- SA · SAU · 682
- Population
- 33,699,947
- Currency
- Saudi Riyal (SAR)
- Calling code
- +966
- Languages
- Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Asia/Riyadh.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Shaqra
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Shaqra. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Ad DawādimīRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia119 km southwest
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - Az ZulfīRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia126 km north
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - Ad Dir‘īyahRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia141 km east
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - ‘IrqahRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia151 km southeast
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - RiyadhRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia160 km east
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - RumāḩRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia195 km east
Asia/RiyadhSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Asia/Riyadh when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 102170 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T01:31:18.922Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T01:31:18.943Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T01:31:18.942Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.