UAE · GST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Sharjah, UAE 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 Sharjah 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 Sharjah lines up with 09:00–10:00 in New York. There is a 3-hour difference between Sharjah 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 Sharjah lines up with 09:00–15:00 in London. There is a 5-hour difference between Sharjah 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 Sharjah 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 Sharjah.
Practical Info
Sharjah (UAE) is home to roughly 1.8M people. Today brings about 13.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 19:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 25° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
UAE
Capital
Abu Dhabi
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
GST · Asia/Dubai
Coordinates
25.36°N, 55.39°E
Currency
AED (د.إ)
Calling Code
+971
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Sharjah runs more than 20 museums, was named UNESCO's Arab Capital of Culture in 1998, and is the only emirate where alcohol is entirely prohibited. Its book fair is among the largest in the world by attendance.
The clock: Sharjah is contiguous with Dubai — the border runs through built-up streets — and both keep UTC+4, which is the only reason its notorious cross-emirate commute is survivable at all.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap