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Current local time in Doha

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03:00:00

1 October 2026ThursdayThursday, 1 October 2026

Calling Code +974

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CITY	LOCAL TIME	Difference	Coming up
London United Kingdom	01:00	−2h	Becomes −3h on 25 Oct
Berlin Germany	02:00	−1h	Becomes −2h on 25 Oct
Dubai UAE	04:00	+1h
Tokyo Japan	09:00	+6h
Sydney Australia	10:00	+7h	Becomes +8h on 4 Oct
New York United States	20:00Wed	−7h	Becomes −8h on 1 Nov
Los Angeles United States	17:00Wed	−10h	Becomes −11h on 1 Nov

Sun & moon in Doha today

Sunrise

05:25

Sunset

17:22

Daylight

11.9hrs

Next full moon

26 Oct

Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Doha

Working hours in Doha

6h overlap

DohaUTC+3

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Your locationUTC+0

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Time zone guide for Doha

Doha, Qatar runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Doha and New York is 7 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Doha lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. The time difference between Doha and London is 2 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Doha lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. The time difference between Doha and Tokyo is 6 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Doha lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Istanbul, Nairobi. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Doha.

Practical information for Doha

Doha (Qatar) is home to roughly 2.4M people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:25, sunset at 17:22. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 25° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Qatar

Capital

Doha 👑

Continent

Asia

Time Zone

UTC+3 · Asia/Qatar

Coordinates

25.29°N, 51.53°E

Currency

QAR (ر.ق)

Calling Code

+974

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Arabic

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Stadium Made of Shipping Containers

For the 2022 World Cup, Doha built Stadium 974 out of 974 shipping containers — the number is also Qatar's international dialling code — and designed it to be taken apart entirely. Three years after the tournament, however, it was still standing and still hosting matches.

The whole country holds roughly three million people, of whom only around one in nine is a Qatari citizen.

The clock: Doha keeps UTC+3 year-round with no daylight saving. Qatar has never observed it — in a climate this hot, an extra hour of evening sun is not a benefit anyone is seeking.

The sun and the clock in Doha (2026)

Solar noon11:34on UTC+3 standard time

Longest day13h 43m22 June

Shortest day10h 34m22 December

Yearly average12h 9mof daylight a day

Earliest sunrise04:4310 June

Latest sunset18:284 July

Doha lies at 51.5°E. Its time zone, UTC+3, is built around the 45°E meridian. The 6.5° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 26 minutes behind the sun: solar noon arrives at about 11:34 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+3 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 13h 43m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 10h 34m. The swing between them is 3h 9m. At this latitude the seasons are visible in the clock, but never dramatic.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Doha the sun comes up earliest on 10 June at 04:43, while the latest sunset waits until 4 July at 18:28. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Doha that civil twilight runs about 23 minutes at the equinox.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Doha?

The official timezone for Doha, Qatar is Asia/Qatar with a current UTC offset of UTC+3.

What is the population and location of Doha?

Doha has an estimated population of 2.4M and is located at coordinates 25.29°N, 51.53°E. It is the capital city of Qatar.

How many hours of daylight does Doha get?

Doha gets 13h 43m of daylight on its longest day and 10h 34m on its shortest, averaging 12h 9m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Doha?

Solar noon in Doha falls at about 11:34 on UTC+3 standard time, because the city sits 6.5° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Doha?

A Stadium Made of Shipping Containers: For the 2022 World Cup, Doha built Stadium 974 out of 974 shipping containers — the number is also Qatar's international dialling code — and designed it to be taken apart entirely.