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 US standard time zones +inf |
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| Pacific -8 | Mountain -7 | Central -6 | Eastern -5 |
| Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone |
The United States spans 9 time zones, with 4 main time zones, Pacific / Mountain / Central / Eastern. More info. | You can see US larger map
The Middle East spans 4 time zones, ranging from UTC +2h. to UTC +4h. EET (Israel) / AST (Saudi Arabia) / Iran / United Arab Emirates.
US Daylight Saving Time 2024 
On Sunday, March 10, the United States turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m. it was 3:00 a.m. More info
Middle East Daylight Saving Time 2024
There are multiple DST dates, and only these countries observe daylight saving time:
Cyprus / Egipt / Lebanon / Israel / and Palestinian Territories: West Bank / Gaza Strip. More info.
Jordan, Syria and Iran no longer use daylight saving time. More info
You can quickly check the current time difference between the US and United Arab Emirates by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks 
. clock symbols info
For ex. New York -5h versus to Dubai +4h, there is a difference of 9 hours, so New York is always 9 hours behind Dubai in standard time. During US Daylight Saving Time we will subtract 1 hour = -8 hours.
New York, US and Dubai, UAE coincide in standard time from the first Sunday of November (End of US Daylight Saving Time) until the 2nd Sunday of March of the following year. (Start of US Daylight Saving Time).
You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors 
= Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors.
For example, between Los Angeles, California, US and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (both in pink) the time difference (in standard time), will be Los Angeles 12 hours behind Dubai, UAE. During Los Angeles Daylight Saving Time we will subtract 1 hour = -11 hours. See Maps
Time change and 
time difference New York, USA vs. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• As of (2nd Sunday in March) with the start of US daylight saving time, New York is -4h, and Dubai is +4h, so New York will be 8 hours behind Dubai.
• As of (1st Sunday in November) with the return to US standard time, New York is -5h and Dubai is +4h, so New York will be 9 hours behind Dubai.
| Los Angeles, California | |
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| California Time Zone -8 Daylight saving -7 |
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 California daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| New York | |
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| New York Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
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| New York daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Chicago, Illinois | |
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| Illinois Time Zone -6 Daylight saving -5 |
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| Illinois daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Denver, Colorado | |
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| Colorado Time Zone -7 Daylight saving -6 |
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| Colorado daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Houston, Texas | |
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| Texas Time Zone -6 Daylight saving -5 |
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| Texas daylight saving time |
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| Time difference | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Jacksonville, Florida | |
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| Florida Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
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| Florida daylight saving time |
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| Time difference | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Phoenix, Arizona | |
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| Arizona Time Zone -7 No daylight saving |
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| Arizona no daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | |
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| Hawaii Time Zone -10 No daylight saving |
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| Hawaii no daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
The Clock time is updated with the time change, along with the time zone and summer or winter symbols. + info.
Several states in the Eastern US (Central ← Eastern) and Central US (Mountain ← Central), have locations that use the contiguous states time zone. Eastern US States with Central Time |
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| Central ← Eastern | US Eastern Time (*) |
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| Pensacola ← FL | Florida* +info Miami  |
| Panama City ← FL | |
| Gary ← IN | Indiana* +info Indianapolis |
| Evansville ← IN | |
| Iron Mountain ← MI | Michigan* +info Detroit  |
| Menominee ← MI | |
| West Kentucky +info | East Kentucky +info |
| Bowling Green | Frankfort Louisville |
| Owensboro | Lexington |
| West Tennessee +inf | East Tennessee +inf |
| Nashville |
Knoxville |
| Memphis | Chattanooga |
| Central US states with Mountain Time | |
| Mountain ← Central | US Central Time (*) |
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| Goodland ← KS Syracuse ← KS |
Kansas* +info Topeka Wichita |
| Scottsbluff ← NE Alliance ← NE |
Nebraska* +info Lincoln Omaha |
| Bowman ← ND |
North Dakota* +info Bismarck Fargo |
| Dickinson ← ND | |
| Rapid City ← SD | South Dakota* +info Pierre Sioux Falls |
| Spearfish ← SD | |
| El Paso ← TX Hudspeth Cty ← TX |
Texas* +info Austin Houston |
Capital Most populous city 
Capital of the country
| Pacific time zone | Mountain t. zone |
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| Current Pacific Time | Current Mountain Time |
| Los Angeles (CA) | Denver (Colorado) |
| US Pacific Time Zone | US Mountain Time Z. |
| PST = standard -8h PDT = daylight -7h |
MST = standard -7h MDT = daylight -6h |
| *Shared time zones Pacific ⇄ Mountain | Arizona Mountain Time |
| Arizona Mountain T. | |
| Phoenix | |
| MST = standard -7h No daylight saving |
| Central time zone | Eastern time zone |
|---|---|
| Current Central Time | Current Eastern Time |
| Chicago (Illinois) | New York |
| US Central Time Zone | US Eastern Time Z. |
| CST = standard -6h CDT = daylight -5h |
EST = standard -5h EDT = daylight -4h |
| *Central US states with 2 time zones | *Eastern US states with 2 time zones |
| Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii Time Zone |
|---|---|
| Juneau |
Honolulu |
| Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii Time Zone |
| AKST = standard -9h AKDT = daylight -8h |
HST = std -10h No daylight saving |
| Atlantic time zone |
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| Puerto Rico |
| US Virgin Islands |
| AST = standard -4h No daylight saving |
| American Samoa time |
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| American Samoa |
| Pago Pago |
| SST = standard -11h No daylight saving |
| Chamorro time zone |
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| Guam |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
| ChST = standard +10h No daylight saving |
The US spans 4 main time zones, from west to east: Pacific Time - Mountain Time - Central Time - Eastern Time.
2 non-contiguous time zones: Alaska Time and Hawaii Islands Time, and 3 US dependencies which none of them use daylight saving time.
* There are 2 more time zones corresponding to US Minor Outlying Islands. more info on wiki
The letters S (standard) and D (daylight), are the acronyms that show the current period of the time zone.
For example, PST Pacific standard time / PDT Pacific daylight time, plus the symbols that appear next to the clock time
Daylight saving time in US begins on the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., moving the clock forward 1 hour and returning to winter or standard time on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., turning the clock back 1 hour. US map.
| USA daylight saving time 2024 | |
Starts + 1h  |
Ends - 1h  |
| March-10 Sun. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Nov.-3 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| 2nd Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., US turns the clock forward 1 hour | 1st Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., US turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Pacific Time / Mountain Time / Central Time / Eastern Time | |
| Eastern European Time | |
| Israel (Jerusalem) | Lebanon (Beirut) |
| Israel Time | Eastern European Time |
| IST = standard +2h IDT = daylight +3h |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
| Gaza Strip - Palestinian Territory | West Bank - Palestinian Territory |
| Eastern European Time | Eastern European Time |
| EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
| Egypt (Cairo) | Cyprus (Nicosia) |
| Eastern European Time | Eastern European Time |
| EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
| Note: All of these Middle Eastern countries observe Daylight Saving Time, and each of them uses a different DST date. |
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 Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| AST / Turkey | Iran |
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| Arabia Standard Time | Iran Standard Time |
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AST/UTC = +3h No daylight saving |
IRST/UTC = +3:30 No daylight saving |
| Bahrain (Manama) | Iran* |
| Iraq (Baghdad) | Ahvaz |
| Jordan (Amman)* | Isfahan |
| Kuwait (Kuwait City) | Karaj |
| Qatar (Doha) | Kermanshah |
| Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) | Mashhad |
| Socotra Island | Qom |
| Syria (Damascus)* | Shiraz |
Turkey  (Istanbul) |
Tehran |
| Yemen (Sanaa) | (the whole country) |
| Middle Eastern countries with cities | |
| *From 2022, Jordan and Syria will permanently use the UTC +3h time zone, without daylight saving time. Previously they used standard time UTC+2 and UTC+3 in summer. *From 2022, Iran no longer use daylight saving time and will permanently use the UTC +3:30 time zone. More info |
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| United Arab Emirates | |
| Gulf Standard Time | |
| GST/UTC = +4h No daylight saving |
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| Abu Dhabi |
Ras Al Khaimah |
| Ajman | Sharjah |
| Dubai |
Umm Al Quwain |
| Fujairah | |
| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is made up of seven independent city-states: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. | |
| Al-Ain a major city in Abu Dhabi | |
| Oman | |
| Gulf Standard Time | |
| GST/UTC = +4h No daylight saving |
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| As Sīb | Muscat |
| Bawshar | Salalah |
| Note: Only some countries in Middle East use daylight saving time |
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| Middle Eastern countries with cities | |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Israel |
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| Israel daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h  |
| March-29 Fri. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Oct.-27 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| IDT +3h daylight | IST +2h standard |
| On Friday, March 29, at 2:00 a.m., Israel turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Sunday, October 27, at 2:00 a.m., Israel turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Lebanon |
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| Lebanon daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-31 Sun. 0:00 → 1:00 |
Oct.-27 Sun. 0:00 → 23:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Sunday, March 31, at 0:00 a.m., Lebanon turns the clock forward 1 h | On Sunday, October 27, at 0:00 a.m., Lebanon turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in West Bank - Palestine |
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| West Bank daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| April-13 Sat. 0:20 → 3:00 |
Oct.-26 Sat. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Saturday, April 13, at 2:00 a.m., West Bank turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Saturday, October 26, at 2:00 a.m., West Bank turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Gaza Strip - Palestine |
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| Gaza Strip daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| April -13 Sat. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Oct.-26 Sat. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Saturday, April 13, at 2:00 a.m., Gaza Strip turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Saturday, October 26, at 2:00 a.m., Gaza Strip turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Cyprus |
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| Cyprus daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-31 Sun. 3:00 → 4:00 |
Oct.-27 Sun. 4:00 → 3:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| The last Sunday, in March 31, at 3:00 a.m., Cyprus turns the clock forward 1 hour | The last Sunday, October 27, at 4:00 a.m., Cyprus turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Egypt |
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| Egypt daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| April-26 Fri. 0:00 → 1:00 |
Nov.-1 Fri. 0:00 → 23:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Friday, March 26, at 0:00 a.m., Egipt turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Friday, November 1, at 0:00 a.m., Egypt turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Jordan |
| Jordan No daylight saving |
| No daylight saving time |
| The last time change in Jordan was on October 5, 2022, at 0:00, when the clocks were turned back 1 hour, however, clocks were not changed because Jordan switched time zones from UTC +2 to UTC +3 at the same time. Jordan's time zone will be UTC +3h throughout the year. |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
| Current time in Syria |
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| Syria No daylight saving | ||
| No daylight saving time | ||
| The last time change in Syria was on October 4, 2022, at 0:00, whem the clocks were turned back 1 hour, however, clocks were not changed because Syria switched time zones from UTC +2 to UTC +3 at the same time. Syria's time zone will be UTC +3h throughout the year. |
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| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Iran |
| Iran No daylight saving |
| No daylight saving time |
| The last time change in Iran was on September 22, 2022, at 0:00, when the clocks were turned back 1 hour. Iran's time zone will be UTC +3h30 throughout the year. |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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