Current time in Lebanon

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

Current time in Beirut, Lebanon
18:31 02
Tuesday, June 30, 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 ⁦18:31⁩ (⁦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

Time zones in Lebanon

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

Asia/Beirut

AST UTC+03:00

Etc/GMT-2

GMT+2 UTC+02:00

World clock

Compared with Beirut

Beirut
18:31
0h
Ra’s Bayrūt
18:31
0h
Tripoli
18:31
0h
Sidon
18:31
0h
Tyre
18:31
0h
Aley
18:31
0h
Nabatîyé et Tahta
18:31
0h
Habboûch
18:31
0h
Jounieh
18:31
0h
Zahlé
18:31
0h

Daylight saving time in Lebanon

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 Lebanon.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Lebanon is 18:31 AST. The primary clock uses Asia/Beirut, currently UTC+03:00 from UTC.

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

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