Oman · GST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Muscat, Oman runs on UTC+4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+4 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 8-hour difference between Muscat and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 17:00–18:00 in Muscat lines up with 09:00–10:00 in New York. There is a 3-hour difference between Muscat and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 12:00–18:00 in Muscat lines up with 09:00–15:00 in London. There is a 5-hour difference between Muscat and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Muscat lines up with 14:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Baku, Dubai, Abu Dhabi. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Muscat.
Practical Info
Muscat (Oman) is home to roughly 1.6M people. Today brings about 13.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 19:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 24° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Capital
Muscat 👑
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
GST · Asia/Muscat
Coordinates
23.59°N, 58.44°E
Currency
OMR (ر.ع.)
Calling Code
+968
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Oman restricts building heights in Muscat, generally to around a handful of storeys outside designated zones, and requires new construction to follow traditional forms. The result is a capital of low white buildings spread along the coast between mountains and sea.
The clock: Muscat keeps UTC+4. The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque here holds a chandelier of about 8 tonnes and a carpet that took 600 weavers four years.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap