Medellin to Ar-rustaq: time difference
Ar-rustaq is 9 h ahead of Medellin. 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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Medellin 11:16 11:16 AM Ar-rustaq 20:16 8:16 PM You –:–
11:16 11:16 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:48
20:16 8:16 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:44
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+9 h
Ar-rustaq is 9 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Ar-rustaq are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇴 Medellin
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
🇴🇲 Ar-rustaq
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇴🇲 Ar-rustaq |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:16 | 20:16 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Asia/Muscat |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 17:44 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 120,000 |
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Medellin and Ar-rustaq: common questions
How far ahead of Medellin is Ar-rustaq?
Ar-rustaq is 9 hours ahead of Medellin: UTC+4 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Ar-rustaq when it is 9:00 AM in Medellin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, it is 6:00 PM in Ar-rustaq.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Ar-rustaq?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Ar-rustaq show 3:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Ar-rustaq from Medellin?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Medellin and in Ar-rustaq do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Medellin it is 6:00 PM in Ar-rustaq; when the working day starts in Ar-rustaq, it is 12:00 AM in Medellin.
When does the date change in Ar-rustaq compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Ar-rustaq earlier: at 3:00 PM in Medellin it is already midnight there. Until 9:00 AM in Ar-rustaq, Medellin is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Medellin and Ar-rustaq change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medellin nor in Ar-rustaq, so the gap is 9 hours all year round.
