United Arab Emirates
Time now in United Arab Emirates
Sunrise 05:59Sunset 06:51Time zone UTC +4
Time zone
Asia/Dubai
UTC offset
UTC +4
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
9,630,959
Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
06:51
Day length
12h 51m
Coordinates
23.75, 54.50
Time difference from United Arab Emirates
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United Arab Emirates on the map
About the time in United Arab Emirates
Around 9,630,959 people live in United Arab Emirates, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
United Arab Emirates runs on Asia/Dubai, which puts the city UTC +4 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal United Arab Emirates day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 05:00–13:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in United Arab Emirates
- How far ahead or behind UTC is United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates is UTC +4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in United Arab Emirates in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in United Arab Emirates runs from 05:00–13:00 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Dubai, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in United Arab Emirates right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in United Arab Emirates, updating every second from Asia/Dubai (UTC +4).
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