IANA Name: Asia/Jerusalem
Standard Offset: UTC +02:00
Daylight Saving: Yes
DST Offset: UTC +03:00
DST Abbreviation: IDT
Currently Observing DST: Yes ✅
FAQ — Asia/Jerusalem
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The current local time in Asia/Jerusalem is 03:12:30. Asia/Jerusalem is currently UTC+02:00. Compare with all major time zones.
Asia/Jerusalem 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/Jerusalem observes DST. In standard time it is IST UTC+02:00; during DST it switches to IDT UTC+03:00. Exact transition dates follow the local government's DST rules and are baked into the IANA tz database.
Asia/Jerusalem is used (in whole or in part) by Israel. See the time zone map for a geographic view of all zones.
Use the time zone converter to translate between Asia/Jerusalem and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.