Current time in Erbil, Iraq
Arabian Standard Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Arabian Standard Time · Asia/Baghdad
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00
- Abbreviation
- AST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+3 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Iraq · 36.19° N, 44.01° E
- Population
- 1,612,700
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Erbil at about 12:04 standard time: the clock runs about 4 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:47 and 12:18 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:07 | 18:15 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:46 | 19:24 | 14h 38m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:52 | 17:59 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 07:11 | 16:52 | 9h 42m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:57–17:50 (11 h 54 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.