AST Arabia to IST Israel Converter
IST is not used on this date.
This converter uses IDT (UTC+3), as in Jerusalem.
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3:00 pm15:00 AST (UTC+3), Oct 11, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 11, 2026
AST and IDT have the same local time.
AST and IST examples
These examples always use AST (UTC+3) and IST (UTC+2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
AST is 1 hour ahead of IST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, AST Arabia and IDT Israel have the same time. At other times of the year, AST Arabia is 1 hour ahead of IST Israel.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AST Arabia correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IDT Israel. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AST Arabia correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in IST Israel.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in AST Arabia correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in IDT Israel. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in AST Arabia correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in IST Israel.
Compare AST time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Arabia Standard Time and Israel Daylight Time have the same local time.
3:00 pm15:00 in AST is 3:00 pm15:00 in IDT
AST to IDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in AST which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in IDT
3:00 pm15:00 Arabia Standard Time (AST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 AST / 3:00 pm15:00 IDT
| AST | IDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 12:00am |
| 1:00am | 1:00am |
| 2:00am | 2:00am |
| 3:00am | 3:00am |
| 4:00am | 4:00am |
| 5:00am | 5:00am |
| 6:00am | 6:00am |
| 7:00am | 7:00am |
| 8:00am | 8:00am |
| 9:00am | 9:00am |
| 10:00am | 10:00am |
| 11:00am | 11:00am |
| 12:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 1:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 2:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 3:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 4:00pm | 4:00pm |
| 5:00pm | 5:00pm |
| 6:00pm | 6:00pm |
| 7:00pm | 7:00pm |
| 8:00pm | 8:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 9:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 10:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 11:00pm |
| 00:00 | 00:00 |
| 01:00 | 01:00 |
| 02:00 | 02:00 |
| 03:00 | 03:00 |
| 04:00 | 04:00 |
| 05:00 | 05:00 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 |
| 07:00 | 07:00 |
| 08:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 |
| 11:00 | 11:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 16:00 | 16:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 |
| 19:00 | 19:00 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 |
| 22:00 | 22:00 |
| 23:00 | 23:00 |
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
Israel Standard Time
Offset: IST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: Israel
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 971,800 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tel Aviv, West Jerusalem, Haifa, Ashdod.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Israel Daylight Time (IDT).
End: Israel Standard Time (IST) ended on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Friday of March.
Start: Israel Standard Time (IST) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for IST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Asia/Tel_Aviv
- Israel
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time