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Shabbat Times Dubai
This week's candle lighting and havdalah for Dubai, the next 12 weeks, and the other emirates.
This week · Parashat Toldot
3 Kislev 5787
Dubai · Friday, November 13 · light candles
5:13 PM
18 minutes before sunset (5:31 PM).
- Sat, Nov 14, 6:07 PMShabbat ends. Havdalah.
✓ A second, independent calculation gives 5:14 PM, a minute later.
Across the Emirates this Friday
- Dubai5:13 PM
- Sharjah5:13 PM
- Ajman5:12 PM
- Ras Al Khaimah5:10 PM
- Fujairah5:09 PM
- Al Ain5:13 PM
- Abu Dhabi5:18 PM
Abu Dhabi lights 9 minutes after Fujairah.
The clock in Dubai
No daylight saving. UTC+4 all year: an hour ahead of Israel from March 26 to October 31, two hours ahead the rest of the year.
Candles move 1 hour 44 minutes a year, 5:10 PM in late November to 6:54 PM in late June.
The next 12 weeks in Dubai
| Friday | Torah portion | Candle lighting | Shabbat ends | Hebrew date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20Vayetzei | Vayetzei | 5:11 PM | 6:05 PM | 10 Kislev | |
| Nov 27Vayishlach | Vayishlach | 5:10 PM | 6:05 PM | 17 Kislev | |
| Dec 4VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | 5:10 PM | 6:06 PM | 24 Kislev | |
| Dec 11MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | 5:12 PM | 6:07 PM | 1 Tevet | |
| Dec 18Vayigash | Vayigash | 5:14 PM | 6:10 PM | 8 Tevet | |
| Dec 25Vayechi | Vayechi | 5:18 PM | 6:14 PM | 15 Tevet | |
| Jan 1Shemot | Shemot | 5:22 PM | 6:18 PM | 22 Tevet | |
| Jan 8Vaera | Vaera | 5:27 PM | 6:23 PM | 29 Tevet | |
| Jan 15Bo | Bo | 5:32 PM | 6:28 PM | 7 Shevat | |
| Jan 22Beshalach | Beshalach | 5:37 PM | 6:32 PM | 14 Shevat | |
| Jan 29Yitro | Yitro | 5:43 PM | 6:37 PM | 21 Shevat | |
| Feb 5Mishpatim | Mishpatim | 5:48 PM | 6:42 PM | 28 Shevat |
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18 minutes before sunset in Dubai
Sunset is worked out for Dubai's coordinates, 25.08° N, 55.31° E, with @hebcal/core, the open-source calculation behind hebcal.com, and every time is shown on local clocks (Asia/Dubai). Shabbat ends at nightfall, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon and three stars would be out.
Eighteen minutes is the usual custom in most of the world. Israeli calendars print 20 for most cities, and Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset and Haifa 30, so those pages use their own number instead.
Each Friday is also worked out a second way, with this site's own sunrise equation, and the two are compared whenever the page is built. Some communities wait longer before havdalah, so treat the minute as close rather than binding, and follow your own community's calendar.
Closest on the list, this Friday
- EilatIsrael4:25 PM
- AradIsrael4:21 PM
- Ma'ale AdumimIsrael4:20 PM
- DimonaIsrael4:22 PM
- Beit She'anIsrael4:18 PM
- JerusalemIsrael4:00 PM
Candle lighting this Friday, each for its own coordinates and custom. All cities on the list
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The words of the Shabbat table
Candle lighting, the song for the woman of valor and Adon Olam, in full with vowel points.
Shabbat in Dubai: quick answers
What time is candle lighting in Dubai this Friday?
In Dubai, candle lighting on Friday, November 13, 2026 is at 5:13 PM, 18 minutes before sunset.
What time does Shabbat end in Dubai?
This week Shabbat ends at 6:07 PM on Saturday, November 14, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon.
Does Dubai change its clocks?
No. Dubai keeps UTC+4 all year, with no daylight saving, so it is an hour ahead of Israel from March 26 to October 31, two hours ahead the rest of the year.
Why 18 minutes before sunset?
Eighteen minutes is the usual custom in most of the world. Israeli calendars print 20 for most cities, and Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset and Haifa 30, so those pages use their own number instead.
Are these times exact?
They are worked out for Dubai's coordinates the way Hebcal works them out, and checked against a second, independent calculation. Your community's own calendar is the authority for observance.
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