Yemen
Time now in Sanaa
Sunrise 05:49Sunset 06:23Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Asia/Aden
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,937,451
Sunrise
05:49
Sunset
06:23
Day length
12h 34m
Coordinates
15.35, 44.21
Time difference from Sanaa
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Sanaa right now.
Sanaa on the map
About the time in Sanaa
Sanaa runs on Asia/Aden, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 1,937,451 people live in Sanaa, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier Asia/Aden is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Aden keeps pointing at Aden time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sanaa
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Aden, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Sanaa?
- Sanaa is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Sanaa in?
- Sanaa uses Asia/Aden, currently UTC +3.
- What time is it in Sanaa right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sanaa, updating every second from Asia/Aden (UTC +3).
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