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3:00 pm15:00 AST (UTC+3), Oct 25, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 IST (UTC+2), Oct 25, 2026

AST is 1 hour ahead of Rishon LeẔiyyon.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, AST Arabia and Rishon LeZiyyon have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, AST Arabia is 1 hour ahead of Rishon LeZiyyon.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AST Arabia correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Rishon LeZiyyon. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AST Arabia correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Rishon LeZiyyon.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AST Arabia correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in Rishon LeZiyyon. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AST Arabia correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in Rishon LeZiyyon.

Compare AST time with Rishon LeZiyyon time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Arabia Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of IST (Israel Standard Time).
3:00 pm15:00 in AST is 2:00 pm14:00 in Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel

AST to Rishon LeẔiyyon call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in AST which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in Rishon LeẔiyyon

3:00 pm15:00 Arabia Standard Time (AST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 IST (Israel Standard Time) (Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 AST / 2:00 pm14:00 Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel

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Hourly time comparison
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Arabia Standard Time

Offset: AST is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AST time zone is Baghdad in Iraq, with about 7.216 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Jeddah, Riyadh, Sanaa, Mosul.

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

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for AST
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
AST Abbreviation: Several time zones share AST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Atlantic Standard Time - UTC -4
  • Arabia Standard Time - UTC +3
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • 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

Rishon LeẔiyyon Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
IST – Israel Standard Time, UTC+2 (now)
IDT – Israel Daylight Time, UTC+3 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Friday, March 26, 2027 at 2:00 amFriday, March 26, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (IDT). Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, October 31, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (IST). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

Rishon LeẔiyyon Facts

Country
Israel
Alternative Names
Ayun Kara, Le Tsiyon, Le Tsīyōn, Richon le Sion, Rischon LeZion, Rishon Le Zion, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Rishon LeZion, Rishon LeZiyyon, Rishon Letsiyon, Rishon LeẔiyyon, Rishon Lsiyon, Rishon le Siyon, Rishon le Ziyon, Rishon-le-Cion, Risjon Letsion, Rison-Le-Ciono, Riszon le-Cijjon, Riŝon-Le-Ciono, `Uyun Qara, rʼswn lzywn, Ришон-ле-Цион, ראשון לציון, ‘Uyūn Qāra
Population
258,535
Currency
Shekel (ILS)
Geographic Coordinates
31° 58' N Latitude / 34° 47' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+972