AST Arabia to IRST Converter
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3:00 pm15:00 AST (UTC+3), Oct 7, 2026 = 3:30 pm15:30 IRST (UTC+3:30), Oct 7, 2026
AST is 30 minutes behind IRST.
AST and IRST examples
These examples always use AST (UTC+3) and IRST (UTC+3:30). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
AST is 30 minutes behind IRST.
How the time difference changes
AST Arabia is 30 minutes behind IRST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AST Arabia correspond to 9:30 am to 5:30 pm in IRST.Working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in AST Arabia correspond to 09:30 to 17:30 in IRST.
Compare AST time with IRST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Arabia Standard Time is 30 minutes behind Iran Standard Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in AST is 3:30 pm15:30 in IRST
AST to IRST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4:30pm09:00-16:30 in AST which corresponds to 9:30am-5pm09:30-17:00 in IRST
3:00 pm15:00 Arabia Standard Time (AST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
3:30 pm15:30 Iran Standard Time (IRST). Offset UTC +3:30 hours
3:00 pm15:00 AST / 3:30 pm15:30 IRST
| AST | IRST |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 12:30am |
| 1:00am | 1:30am |
| 2:00am | 2:30am |
| 3:00am | 3:30am |
| 4:00am | 4:30am |
| 5:00am | 5:30am |
| 6:00am | 6:30am |
| 7:00am | 7:30am |
| 8:00am | 8:30am |
| 9:00am | 9:30am |
| 10:00am | 10:30am |
| 11:00am | 11:30am |
| 12:00pm | 12:30pm |
| 1:00pm | 1:30pm |
| 2:00pm | 2:30pm |
| 3:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 4:00pm | 4:30pm |
| 5:00pm | 5:30pm |
| 6:00pm | 6:30pm |
| 7:00pm | 7:30pm |
| 8:00pm | 8:30pm |
| 9:00pm | 9:30pm |
| 10:00pm | 10:30pm |
| 11:00pm | 11:30pm |
| 00:00 | 00:30 |
| 01:00 | 01:30 |
| 02:00 | 02:30 |
| 03:00 | 03:30 |
| 04:00 | 04:30 |
| 05:00 | 05:30 |
| 06:00 | 06:30 |
| 07:00 | 07:30 |
| 08:00 | 08:30 |
| 09:00 | 09:30 |
| 10:00 | 10:30 |
| 11:00 | 11:30 |
| 12:00 | 12:30 |
| 13:00 | 13:30 |
| 14:00 | 14:30 |
| 15:00 | 15:30 |
| 16:00 | 16:30 |
| 17:00 | 17:30 |
| 18:00 | 18:30 |
| 19:00 | 19:30 |
| 20:00 | 20:30 |
| 21:00 | 21:30 |
| 22:00 | 22:30 |
| 23:00 | 23:30 |
Arabia Standard Time
Offset: AST is 3 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: Saudi Arabia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AST time zone is Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, with about 4.697 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Riyadh, Mecca, Medina, Sultanah.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Arabia Standard Time (AST) do not change for daylight saving time, so AST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
AST representations, usage and related time zones
- +03 - basic short
- +0300 - basic
- +03:00 - extended
- +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Charlie - Military abbreviation for AST
- C - short form of 'Charlie'
- Atlantic Standard Time - UTC -4
- Arabia Standard Time - UTC +3
- EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
- MSK - Moscow Standard Time
- AST - Arabia Standard Time
- C - Charlie Time Zone
- EAT - Eastern Africa Time
- FET - Further Eastern European Time
- IDT - Israel Daylight Time
- TRT - Turkey Time
Iran Standard Time
Offset: IRST is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: Iran
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IRST time zone is Tehran in Iran, with about 7.153 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Tabriz.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Iran Standard Time (IRST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IRST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
IRST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0330 - basic
- +03:30 - extended
- +0330 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.