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Saudi ArabiaAST
UTC+3
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3:30 pm15:30 IRST (UTC+3:30), Oct 16, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 AST (UTC+3), Oct 16, 2026

IRST is 30 minutes ahead of Abū ‘Arīsh.

How the time difference changes

IRST is 30 minutes ahead of Abū ‘Arīsh year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IRST correspond to 8:30 am to 5:30 pm in Abū ‘Arīsh.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IRST correspond to 08:30 to 17:30 in Abū ‘Arīsh.

Compare IRST time with Abū ‘Arīsh time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Iran Standard Time is 30 minutes ahead of AST (Arabia Standard Time).
3:30 pm15:30 in IRST is 3:00 pm15:00 in Abū ‘Arīsh, Saudi Arabia

IRST to Abū ‘Arīsh call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9:30am-6pm09:30-18:00 in IRST which corresponds to 9am-5:30pm09:00-17:30 in Abū ‘Arīsh

3:30 pm15:30 Iran Standard Time (IRST). Offset UTC +3:30 hours
3:00 pm15:00 AST (Arabia Standard Time) (Abū ‘Arīsh, Saudi Arabia). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

3:30 pm15:30 IRST / 3:00 pm15:00 Abū ‘Arīsh, Saudi Arabia

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Iran Standard Time

Offset: IRST is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0330 - basic
  • +03:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.

Abū ‘Arīsh Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

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

Abū ‘Arīsh Facts

Country
Saudi Arabia
Population
49,171
Currency
Rial (SAR)
International Dialing Code
+966
Current Time in Saudi Arabia