Time zone in Beirut
Beirut is on Eastern European Standard Time (EET, UTC+2) in winter and switches to Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3) in summer. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Beirut: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Clock changes in Beirut:
- 2026: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 29, 2026 (12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM), then back 1 h on Saturday, October 24, 2026 (12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM).
- 2027: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 28, 2027 (12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM), then back 1 h on Saturday, October 30, 2027 (12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM).
By the sun, noon in Beirut falls at about 11:38 AM in winter and 12:38 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 35.50° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Beirut.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Beirut, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 2:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| London | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| Paris | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Sydney | 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
The gap with Tokyo changes by one hour during the year, because Beirut changes its clocks and this city does not. With Sydney, the gap is not the same in January and July: the clocks change at other times of the year there. With New York and Los Angeles, the gap is the same in January and July but one hour different for a few weeks a year, because the clocks do not change on the same dates.
Best time to call Beirut from New York
To reach someone at work in Beirut from New York, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in New York, which is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Beirut.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.