Current time in Jerusalem

Time zone in Jerusalem

Jerusalem is in Israel and uses the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Jerusalem observes daylight saving time. It uses Israel Standard Time (UTC+02:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Israel Daylight Time (UTC+03:00) during summer time.

Sunrise and sunset in Jerusalem

Sun and clock in Jerusalem

Jerusalem lies about 5° east of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs ahead of the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon arrives at 11:39 in standard time, and first light comes earlier in the morning than the clock alone would suggest. Summer time moves that an hour later still, to about 12:39.

Daylight through the year in Jerusalem

At 31.8°N latitude, Jerusalem sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 14 h 13 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 4 m, a swing of about 4 h 9 m between midsummer and midwinter.

The seasons here are clear but moderate: 4 h 9 m separates the longest day from the shortest.

On the June solstice the sun rises in Jerusalem at about 05:34 and sets at about 19:47; on the December solstice it rises at about 06:35 and sets at about 16:39.

How these figures are worked out

When the clocks change in Jerusalem

Jerusalem changes its clocks in March and October. The dates are set locally rather than by any international convention, which is why they line up with neither the European nor the North American pattern.

The next two changes in Jerusalem:

Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Jerusalem moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.

Calling Jerusalem from another time zone

A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Jerusalem corresponds to 07:00–15:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 07:00–15:00.

Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:

• New York overlaps for only 1 hours, from 16:00 to 17:00 Jerusalem time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
• London’s working day overlaps with Jerusalem’s for 6 hours, from 11:00 to 17:00 Jerusalem time.
• Tokyo overlaps for only 2 hours, from 09:00 to 11:00 Jerusalem time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.

These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.

Time difference from your location

Jerusalem compared with other cities

• Jerusalem → New York
• Jerusalem → London
• Jerusalem → Dubai
• Jerusalem → New Delhi
• Jerusalem → Singapore
• Jerusalem → Tokyo
• Jerusalem → Sydney

Nearby cities

Other places in this directory that keep Asia/Jerusalem time: Tel Aviv. Their clocks match Jerusalem’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Cairo, about 430 km away on Africa/Cairo, which shows the same clock time as Jerusalem today.

• Tel Aviv
• Cairo
• Istanbul
• Jeddah
• Kuwait City
• Athens
• Riyadh
• Tehran

Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 31.77°N, 35.21°E, flat horizon at sea level.

Related tools

• 🌍World Clock Track several cities at once
• 🔄Time Zone Converter Convert times from Jerusalem
• ⏱Time Difference Calculator Compare Jerusalem with anywhere
• 🌅Sunrise & Sunset A full month for Jerusalem