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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 4:43:29 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 6:04 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 7:11 am 74° East
Moonset Today: 8:40 pm 290° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+1m 26s)

Today's Sun Position in Riyadh

Time: 4:43 pm
Altitude: 17.6°
Direction: 262° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 8m 16s (Mar 21, 2026)

1 minute, 26 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

1 hour, 31 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 hour, 31 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Riyadh Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:40 am
Astro. Twilight 4:40 am – 5:07 am
Nautical Twilight 5:07 am – 5:33 am
Civil Twilight 5:33 am – 5:56 am
Daylight 5:56 am – 6:04 pm
Civil Twilight 6:04 pm – 6:27 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:27 pm – 6:53 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:53 pm – 7:20 pm
Night 7:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Riyadh - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 5:56 am 6:04 pm 12:08:16 +1:26 12:00 pm (65.7°) 92.596
Mar 22 5:55 am 6:05 pm 12:09:43 +1:26 12:00 pm (66.1°) 92.622
Mar 23 5:54 am 6:05 pm 12:11:09 +1:26 11:59 am (66.5°) 92.647
Mar 24 5:53 am 6:05 pm 12:12:36 +1:26 11:59 am (66.9°) 92.673
Mar 25 5:52 am 6:06 pm 12:14:03 +1:26 11:59 am (67.3°) 92.699
Mar 26 5:51 am 6:06 pm 12:15:29 +1:26 11:58 am (67.6°) 92.724
Mar 27 5:50 am 6:07 pm 12:16:56 +1:26 11:58 am (68.0°) 92.750
* All times are local time for Riyadh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Riyadh

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Riyadh - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 7:11 am 8:40 pm - 1:52 pm (81.6°) 228,303 7.6%
Mar 22 7:53 am 9:48 pm - 2:47 pm (87.1°) 227,956 15.3%
Mar 23 8:41 am 10:57 pm - 3:47 pm (88.8°) 228,277 25.0%
Mar 24 9:36 am - - 4:49 pm (86.6°) 229,147 36.2%
Mar 25 - 12:03 am 10:37 am 5:52 pm (86.4°) 230,427 48.0%
Mar 26 - 1:05 am 11:42 am 6:53 pm (88.2°) 231,993 59.8%
Mar 27 - 2:00 am 12:48 pm 7:50 pm (88.2°) 233,744 70.8%
* All times are local time for Riyadh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Riyadh This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 4:46 am Sun 4:20 pm Sun 10:33 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sat 6:52 am Sat 7:21 pm Sat 1:06 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 5:13 am Sat 4:52 pm Sat 11:03 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 12:16 pm Sun 1:49 am Sat 7:02 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sat 6:15 am Sat 6:17 pm Sat 12:16 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 9:02 am Sat 10:20 pm Sat 3:41 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sat 6:05 am Sat 6:06 pm Sat 12:06 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Riyadh.

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