IANA Name: Asia/Beirut
Standard Offset: UTC +02:00
Daylight Saving: Yes
DST Offset: UTC +03:00
DST Abbreviation: EEST
Currently Observing DST: Yes ✅
FAQ — Asia/Beirut
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The current local time in Asia/Beirut is 02:06:12. Asia/Beirut is currently UTC+02:00. Compare with all major time zones.
Asia/Beirut is an IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone identifier. IANA names use a Region/City format (e.g. Europe/London, America/New_York) and are the global standard used by Unix, Linux, macOS, Java, Python, and most modern software. Browse the full list of IANA time zones.
Yes — Asia/Beirut observes DST. In standard time it is EET UTC+02:00; during DST it switches to EEST UTC+03:00. Exact transition dates follow the local government's DST rules and are baked into the IANA tz database.
Major cities in Asia/Beirut include Beirut, Habboûch, Jounieh, Nabatîyé et Tahta, Ra’s Bayrūt, Sidon, Tyre, Zahlé. Each city's local time, sunrise/sunset and weather are on its individual page.
Asia/Beirut is used (in whole or in part) by Lebanon. See the time zone map for a geographic view of all zones.
Use the time zone converter to translate between Asia/Beirut and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.