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Asia/Jerusalem

Asia/Jerusalem is the IANA time zone for Israel.

UTC+03:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+3 IDT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+02:00
Daylight offset
UTC+03:00
Rule
Daylight saving time from the Friday before the last Sunday in March at 02:00 to the last Sunday in October at 02:00 (local time).

Next clock changes

  • Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00: back to UTC+2 (IDT → IST)
  • Friday, March 26, 2027 at 02:00: forward to UTC+3 (IST → IDT)

Names

Generic name
Israel Time
Abbreviation
IST / IDT
Standard / daylight
Israel Standard Time / Israel Daylight Time
Aliases
Asia/Tel_Aviv and Israel (old ids that resolve to Asia/Jerusalem)

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Jerusalem' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Asia/Jerusalem')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Asia/Jerusalem';

Cities in Asia/Jerusalem

Also in this zone: Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Petaẖ Tiqva, Netanya, Ashdod, Bnei Brak, H̱olon, Beersheba, Ramat Gan, Reẖovot, Ashkelon, Bat Yam, Bet Shemesh, Kfar Saba, Nazareth, Ramla.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1973: UTC+2
  • 1974–1975: UTC+2 and UTC+3 each year
  • 1976–1979: UTC+2
  • 1980: UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year
  • 1981–1983: UTC+2
  • 1984–2026: UTC+2 and UTC+3 each year

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