What time is it in Basra?
20:32:15
Friday 13 November 2026
- Basra, Iraq
- Time zone UTC+03:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:13 · sunset 16:53
Time difference with Basra
Basra is on UTC+03:00 right now: 3 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Basra |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:32 | 3 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:32 | 8 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:32 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:32 | 2 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:32 | 2 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:32 | 1 hour ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:02 | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:32 | 5 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:32 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:32 | 6 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:32 | 8 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:32 | 6 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Basra
Basra does not change its clocks: UTC+03:00 all year round.
History of local time in Basra
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 October 2007 | UTC+3 all year round |
| 1982 – 2007 | UTC+3, summer time UTC+4 |
| until 1981 | UTC+3 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Baghdad. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Basra
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 39 km away, Khorramshahr (Iran) is 30 min ahead of Basra all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Al Başrah al Qadīmah | 3 km |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | 12 km |
| Az Zubayr | 15 km |
| Khorramshahr | 39 km |
| Şafwān | 44 km |
| Ābādān | 54 km |
| Umm Qaşr | 54 km |
| Al Qurnah | 65 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Basra
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Day length
- 10 h 40 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 05:47, dusk 17:18, solar noon 11:33. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 10 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 7 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:45 (9 June 2027), latest at 06:46 (2 January 2027); earliest sunset at 16:47 (28 November 2026), latest at 18:55 (26 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 17 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:53 · moonset 19:54 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 14:47 · moon calendar