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Current Time in Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Local Time Now

00:40:11

Wednesday, 09 September 2026

GST +04:00
Live - Synced with server time
Time Zone
Asia/Dubai
UTC Offset
+04:00
Abbreviation
GST
DST
No
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Time Differences from Abu Dhabi

City / Zone Local Time UTC Offset
New York 16:40:11 -04:00
London 21:40:11 +01:00
Paris 22:40:11 +02:00
Singapore 04:40:11 +08:00
Tokyo 05:40:11 +09:00
Sydney 06:40:11 +10:00
Los Angeles 13:40:11 -07:00
Mumbai 02:10:11 +05:30

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Frequently Asked Questions

Abu Dhabi is in the Asia/Dubai time zone (GST), which is UTC+04:00.
The current time in Abu Dhabi is shown live above, updated every second using server-synced time and IANA tzdata.
Abu Dhabi is currently on Standard Time and is not observing Daylight Saving Time.
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About This Time Zone

IANA Identifier

The IANA time zone identifier for Abu Dhabi is Asia/Dubai. IANA identifiers follow a Region/City format, where the city is a reference anchor for the zone rules rather than a strict geographic boundary.

What the UTC Offset Means

A UTC offset of +04:00 means that Abu Dhabi's local time is +04:00 ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the universal clock reference used by computers, aviation, financial systems, and international communications worldwide.

Daylight Saving Time

Abu Dhabi is currently on Standard Time. DST is either not observed in this region, or it is not currently in effect. Check back during the relevant season to see if the offset changes.

Business Hours Reference

The table below shows the approximate equivalent of a standard 9 AM – 5 PM business day in Abu Dhabi (Asia/Dubai) across five major global hubs. These are reference offsets and may vary by a small number of hours depending on each hub's DST status at the time.

9 AM – 5 PM in Asia/Dubai expressed in other major hubs (reference offsets, not live data)
Hub City IANA Zone Typical UTC Offset Note
New York America/New_York UTC-05:00 / UTC-04:00 EST in winter, EDT in summer
London Europe/London UTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 GMT in winter, BST in summer
Dubai Asia/Dubai UTC+04:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Tokyo Asia/Tokyo UTC+09:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Sydney Australia/Sydney UTC+10:00 / UTC+11:00 AEST in winter, AEDT in summer

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Cities Sharing Abu Dhabi's Time Zone

Cities Sharing This Time Zone

The following cities in our database share the same IANA time zone as Abu Dhabi. All of them use the same offset rules, including any DST transitions.

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More Questions About Abu Dhabi Time

The current local time in Abu Dhabi is shown live in the clock at the top of this page. It is updated every second using server-synced time and the official IANA tzdata library. The time displayed reflects the Asia/Dubai time zone with offset +04:00.
The Asia/Dubai time zone is not currently observing Daylight Saving Time. This may mean the region does not observe DST at all, or that DST is not currently in season.
Abu Dhabi is currently at UTC+04:00. This offset is shown in the quick info cards above and is automatically updated by the server to reflect any DST changes as they occur.
The official IANA time zone identifier for Abu Dhabi is Asia/Dubai. This identifier is used in operating systems, programming languages, databases, and APIs worldwide to unambiguously specify the time zone and its associated DST rules.