Current time in Israel

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

Current time in Jerusalem, Israel
19:49 36
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 AST UTC+03:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
IANA time zone
Asia/Jerusalem
Daylight saving
DST in effect
IST / AST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Jerusalem, Israel is ⁦19:49⁩ (⁦AST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+03:00⁩.

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, located at 31.769, 35.216.

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

The next daylight saving transition is October 25, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Jerusalem

Israel Standard Time (IST)

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

Time zones in Israel

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

Etc/GMT-2

GMT+2 UTC+02:00

World clock

Compared with Jerusalem

Jerusalem
19:49
0h
Tel Aviv
19:49
0h
West Jerusalem
19:49
0h
Haifa
19:49
0h
Rishon LeTsiyyon
19:49
0h
Petaẖ Tiqva
19:49
0h
Netanya
19:49
0h
Ashdod
19:49
0h
Bnei Brak
19:49
0h
H̱olon
19:49
0h

Daylight saving time in Israel

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

Next DST change October 25, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Israel.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 28, 2025,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 26, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 27, 2026,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 25, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 26, 2027,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 31, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 24, 2028,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 29, 2028,
Year DST start (spring forward) DST end (fall back)
2025 Mar 28, 2025, Oct 26, 2025,
2026 Mar 27, 2026, Oct 25, 2026,
2027 Mar 26, 2027, Oct 31, 2027,
2028 Mar 24, 2028, Oct 29, 2028,

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Israel is 19:49 AST. The primary clock uses Asia/Jerusalem, currently UTC+03:00 from UTC.

Israel has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Asia/Jerusalem, Etc/GMT-2.

The primary time zone for Israel observes daylight saving time. The next known clock change is tracked from the IANA time zone database.