Istanbul to Al Ghubra: time difference
Al Ghubra is 1 h ahead of Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 12:14 12:14 PM Al Ghubra 13:14 1:14 PM You –:–
12:14 12:14 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:18
13:14 1:14 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 17:38
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+1 h
Al Ghubra is 1 h ahead of Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Al Ghubra are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇴🇲 Al Ghubra
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇴🇲 Al Ghubra |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:14 | 13:14 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Asia/Muscat |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:21 | 06:06 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 17:38 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 797,000 |
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Istanbul and Al Ghubra: common questions
How far ahead of Istanbul is Al Ghubra?
Al Ghubra is 1 hour ahead of Istanbul: UTC+4 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Al Ghubra?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Al Ghubra show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Al Ghubra at the end of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul ends at 6:00 PM; in Al Ghubra it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Istanbul and Al Ghubra are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Istanbul (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Al Ghubra), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Al Ghubra?
From 11:00 PM in Istanbul it is already the next day in Al Ghubra. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Al Ghubra it is still the previous day in Istanbul.
Does the time gap between Istanbul and Al Ghubra change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Istanbul nor in Al Ghubra, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
