About Arabia Standard Time
- Standard offset
- UTC+3
- Abbreviation
- AST
- Observes DST
- No
Used in: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen.
Arabia Standard Time is the clock of the Gulf states: Riyadh, Kuwait City, Doha, and Manama, and the oil and finance hubs built around them. The bigger adjustment for outsiders isn't the offset but the week: the weekend here falls on Friday and Saturday, so the working week runs Sunday through Thursday, and the overlap with a Monday-to-Friday office is two days shorter than it looks.
Daylight saving time
Arabia Standard Time does not observe daylight saving time — it stays at UTC+3 all year.
See the daylight saving time page for transition dates across every time zone.
Daylight today
Sun times at the representative location for Arabia Standard Time.
- Sunrise
- 5:05 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
- Day length
- 13h 36m
Major cities in Arabia Standard Time
The current local time in these cities matches Arabia Standard Time.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Arabia Standard Time (AST)?
- Arabia Standard Time (AST) is UTC+3 year-round — no daylight saving — across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.
- What is AST in UTC?
- AST is UTC+3, the same all year.
- Does Arabia Standard Time observe daylight saving time?
- No. Arabia Standard Time stays at UTC+3 year-round.