Current time in Beirut, Lebanon

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+02:00 in winter, UTC+03:00 in summer.

Current time in Beirut, Lebanon
17:45 02
Friday, May 8, 2026 AST UTC+03:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
IANA time zone
Asia/Beirut
Daylight saving
DST in effect
IST / AST
Next DST change
October 24
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Beirut, Lebanon is ⁦17:45⁩ (⁦AST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+03:00⁩.

Beirut is the capital of Lebanon, located at 33.893, 35.502.

The current time zone for Beirut is AST, whose offset is UTC+03:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Asia/Beirut.

The next daylight saving transition is October 24, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Beirut

Israel Standard Time (IST)

IANA time zone: Asia/Beirut
During winter
IST
Israel Standard Time
UTC+02:00
Currently active
AST
Arabia Standard Time
UTC+03:00

Daylight in Beirut today

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Sunrise
Sunset
Day length
13h 44m

Beirut, Lebanon

Country
Lebanon
Role
Capital city
ISO code
LB
Coordinates
33.8933° N, 35.5016° E
IANA zone
Asia/Beirut
Population
1,916,100
Local time17:45

Beirut on the map · time zone

Beirut, Lebanon

  • Local time17:45
  • UTC offsetUTC+03:00
  • Time zoneAsia/Beirut
  • StatusDaylight saving
Coordinates
33.89°, 35.50°

World clock

Compared with Beirut

Daylight saving time in Beirut

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+02:00 in winter, UTC+03:00 in summer.

Next DST change October 24, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Beirut.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 30, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 25, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 29, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 24, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 28, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 30, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 26, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 28, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Mar 30, 2025, Oct 25, 2025,
2026Mar 29, 2026, Oct 24, 2026,
2027Mar 28, 2027, Oct 30, 2027,
2028Mar 26, 2028, Oct 28, 2028,

Hour-by-hour conversion

When it's the given hour in Beirut, here are the local times elsewhere.

Beirut New YorkMexico CitySão PauloLondonParisBerlinDubaiMumbai
00:00 17:00 -1 15:00 -1 18:00 -1 22:00 -1 23:00 -1 23:00 -1 01:00 02:30
01:00 18:00 -1 16:00 -1 19:00 -1 23:00 -1 00:00 00:00 02:00 03:30
02:00 19:00 -1 17:00 -1 20:00 -1 00:00 01:00 01:00 03:00 04:30
03:00 20:00 -1 18:00 -1 21:00 -1 01:00 02:00 02:00 04:00 05:30
04:00 21:00 -1 19:00 -1 22:00 -1 02:00 03:00 03:00 05:00 06:30
05:00 22:00 -1 20:00 -1 23:00 -1 03:00 04:00 04:00 06:00 07:30
06:00 23:00 -1 21:00 -1 00:00 04:00 05:00 05:00 07:00 08:30
07:00 00:00 22:00 -1 01:00 05:00 06:00 06:00 08:00 09:30
08:00 01:00 23:00 -1 02:00 06:00 07:00 07:00 09:00 10:30
09:00 02:00 00:00 03:00 07:00 08:00 08:00 10:00 11:30
10:00 03:00 01:00 04:00 08:00 09:00 09:00 11:00 12:30
11:00 04:00 02:00 05:00 09:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 13:30
12:00 05:00 03:00 06:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 13:00 14:30
13:00 06:00 04:00 07:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 14:00 15:30
14:00 07:00 05:00 08:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 15:00 16:30
15:00 08:00 06:00 09:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 16:00 17:30
16:00 09:00 07:00 10:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 17:00 18:30
17:00 10:00 08:00 11:00 15:00 16:00 16:00 18:00 19:30
18:00 11:00 09:00 12:00 16:00 17:00 17:00 19:00 20:30
19:00 12:00 10:00 13:00 17:00 18:00 18:00 20:00 21:30
20:00 13:00 11:00 14:00 18:00 19:00 19:00 21:00 22:30
21:00 14:00 12:00 15:00 19:00 20:00 20:00 22:00 23:30
22:00 15:00 13:00 16:00 20:00 21:00 21:00 23:00 00:30 +1
23:00 16:00 14:00 17:00 21:00 22:00 22:00 00:00 +1 01:30 +1

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Beirut, Lebanon is 17:45 (AST). Beirut uses the Asia/Beirut time zone, which is UTC+03:00.

Beirut uses IST (UTC+02:00) in winter and switches to AST (UTC+03:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is Asia/Beirut.

Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Beirut is on October 24, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.

The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Beirut is Asia/Beirut. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.

It is currently PM in Beirut. The local time is 17:45 (AST).

Beirut is UTC+02:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC+03:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC+03:00.

The next daylight saving transition in Beirut is on October 24, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 23:00 local time.

Beirut is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.