One in the morning is the point at which the difference between here and Europe is at its most obvious. It is nine in the evening in London through the winter and ten in the evening in Moscow, which makes this a common hour for calls that could not be fitted into anyone's working day.
It is also an hour with no clock-change complications whatsoever. The Emirates have never operated summer time, so unlike in Europe this hour is never skipped in spring or repeated in autumn — every one of its sixty minutes happens once, every night of the year.
People counting towards it are usually waiting for something: a flight to be called, a shift to end, or a sporting fixture from a distant time zone. The countdown resets daily and always runs to the next one o'clock rather than to a particular night.
Common questions
Does the UAE ever skip or repeat this hour?
No. There is no summer time here, so every minute of the hour happens exactly once, every night of the year.
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