Current time in Jerusalem, Israel
Israel Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Israel Time · Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 IDT
- Abbreviation
- IST / IDT
- Daylight saving
- Forward the Friday before the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 (IDT → IST).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Israel · 31.77° N, 35.22° E
- Population
- 971,800
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Jerusalem at about 11:39 standard time: the clock runs about 21 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:23 and 12:46 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:43 | 17:50 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:34 | 19:47 | 14h 14m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:27 | 18:34 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:34 | 16:39 | 10h 04m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:31–18:26 (11 h 55 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.