What time is it in Beirut?
19:42:27
Friday 13 November 2026
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 06:08 · sunset 16:36
Time difference with Beirut
Beirut is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC in winter and 3 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 5 hours behind |
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France – Lebanon time difference · Paris – Beirut time difference
Daylight saving time in Beirut
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 00:00 it becomes 01:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+03:00, summer time) |
| Saturday 30 October 2027 | at 00:00 it becomes 23:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+03:00 → UTC+02:00) |
Last change: Saturday 24 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Beirut
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1984 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| 1979 – 1983 | UTC+2 all year round |
| 1972 – 1978 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| 1962 – 1971 | UTC+2 all year round |
| 1957 – 1961 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Beirut. Daylight saving time in Lebanon: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Beirut
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 58 km away, Az Zabadānī (Syria) is 1 hour ahead of Beirut in winter and on the same time in summer.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Aley | 13 km |
| Jounieh | 14 km |
| Jbeil | 29 km |
| Zahlé | 37 km |
| Sidon | 39 km |
| Ghaziyeh | 44 km |
| Chmistâr | 48 km |
| Habboûch | 54 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Beirut
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Day length
- 10 h 27 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 05:41, dusk 17:02, solar noon 11:22. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 53 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 24 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:26 (6 June 2027), latest at 06:55 (30 October 2027); earliest sunset at 16:28 (3 December 2026), latest at 19:53 (27 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:55 · moonset 19:34 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar
Good to know about the time in Beirut
Beirut is on Lebanon time, UTC+2 at the moment, with summer time from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October, as in Europe: it is 1 hour ahead of Paris most of the year.
In March 2023, the government decided at the last minute to postpone summer time; part of the country refused, and Lebanon lived for a few days with two different times before the decision was reversed. Paris – Beirut time difference