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3:00 pm15:00 AST (UTC+3), Nov 3, 2026 = 7:00 pm19:00 CXT (UTC+7), Nov 3, 2026

Basrah is 4 hours behind CXT.

How the time difference changes

Basrah is 4 hours behind CXT year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Basrah correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in CXT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Basrah correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in CXT.

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

Time Difference

AST (Arabia Standard Time) is 4 hours behind Christmas Island Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Basrah, Iraq is 7:00 pm19:00 in CXT

Basrah to CXT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in Basrah which corresponds to 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in CXT

3:00 pm15:00 AST (Arabia Standard Time) (Basrah, Iraq). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
7:00 pm19:00 Christmas Island Time (CXT). Offset UTC +7:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Basrah, Iraq / 7:00 pm19:00 CXT

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Basrah Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
AST – Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3 (no daylight saving time)

Basrah Facts

Country
Iraq
Alternative Names
Al Basrah, Al Başrah, Al-Basra, BSR, Bacora, Basora, Basra, Basrah, Bassora, Bassorah, Bassra, Baçorá, Busra, Busrah, Bussora, Bàssora, albsrt, ba shi la, ba si la, basura, bsrh, bsrt, bzrh, Басра, בצרה, البصرة, بصرة, بصره, ܒܨܪܐ, バスラ, 巴士拉, 巴斯拉
Population
1,326,564
Currency
Dinar (IQD)
Geographic Coordinates
30° 30' N Latitude / 47° 46' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+964

Christmas Island Time

Offset: CXT is 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Christmas Island

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CXT time zone is Flying Fish Cove in Christmas Island, with about 500 people.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Christmas Island Time (CXT) do not change for daylight saving time, so CXT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CXT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +07 - basic short
  • +0700 - basic
  • +07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0700 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Golf - Military abbreviation for CXT
  • G - short form of 'Golf'
Time zones with the GMT +7 offset:
  • CXT - Christmas Island Time
  • DAVT - Davis Time
  • G - Golf Time Zone
  • HOVT - Hovd Time
  • ICT - Indochina Time
  • KRAT - Krasnoyarsk Time
  • NOVST - Novosibirsk Summer Time
  • NOVT - Novosibirsk Time
  • OMSST - Omsk Summer Time
  • WIB - Western Indonesian Time