Local time
Current time in Sharjah
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Sharjah at a glance
Time zone
Asia/Dubai
UTC offset
UTC+4
Coordinates
25.35°N · 55.42°E
Country
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
Dialing code
+971
Language
Arabic
City essentials
Sharjah uses Asia/Dubai with a fixed offset all year. Comparing it with a daylight-saving city is simpler once you know the other side’s seasonal change.
Prayer times here use the Dubai method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Sharjah
Local time in Sharjah falls within the Asia/Dubai zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 25.3° in the northern hemisphere, Sharjah's day length varies gently across the seasons. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Sharjah are calculated using the Dubai. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Sharjah from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Sharjah, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Country
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Sharjah in?
Sharjah uses the Asia/Dubai time zone (UTC+4).
What is the UTC offset of Sharjah?
Sharjah is on UTC+4. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Sharjah in?
Sharjah is located in United Arab Emirates.
How is the current time in Sharjah calculated?
The clock for Sharjah is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.