Current time in Iraq

This location stays on UTC+03:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Current time in Baghdad, Iraq
17:47 43
Friday, May 8, 2026 AST UTC+03:00 No DST
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
IANA time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Daylight saving
No DST
Next DST change
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Quick answer

The current local time in Baghdad, Iraq is ⁦17:47⁩ (⁦AST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+03:00⁩.

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, located at 33.341, 44.401.

Baghdad uses AST (UTC+03:00) year-round. The IANA identifier is Asia/Baghdad.

Timezone in Baghdad

Arabia Standard Time (AST)

IANA time zone: Asia/Baghdad
All year
AST
Arabia Standard Time
UTC+03:00

Time zones in Iraq

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Asia/Baghdad

AST UTC+03:00

Etc/GMT-3

GMT+3 UTC+03:00

World clock

Compared with Baghdad

Baghdad
17:47
0h
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
17:47
0h
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
17:47
0h
Mosul
17:47
0h
Erbil
17:47
0h
Basrah
17:47
0h
Karbala
17:47
0h
Kirkuk
17:47
0h
Abū Ghurayb
17:47
0h
Sulaymaniyah
17:47
0h

No daylight saving time in Iraq

This location stays on UTC+03:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Iraq is 17:47 AST. The primary clock uses Asia/Baghdad, currently UTC+03:00 from UTC.

Iraq has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Asia/Baghdad, Etc/GMT-3.

The primary time zone for Iraq does not currently show a daylight saving transition in the lookup window.