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Bet Shemesh's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · IDT → IST
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3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 16, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 16, 2026

Bet Shemesh and EEST have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Bet Shemesh and EEST have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, Bet Shemesh and EET have the same time. From Mar 26 to Mar 28, 2027, Bet Shemesh is 1 hour ahead of EET. Briefly around clock changes, Bet Shemesh is 1 hour behind EEST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Bet Shemesh correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Bet Shemesh correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Bet Shemesh correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in EET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Bet Shemesh correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Bet Shemesh correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Bet Shemesh correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in EET.

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

Time Difference

IDT (Israel Daylight Time) and Eastern European Summer Time have the same local time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Bet Shemesh, Israel is 3:00 pm15:00 in EEST

Bet Shemesh to EEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Bet Shemesh which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EEST

3:00 pm15:00 IDT (Israel Daylight Time) (Bet Shemesh, Israel). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Bet Shemesh, Israel / 3:00 pm15:00 EEST

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Bet Shemesh Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
IDT – Israel Daylight Time, UTC+3 (now, daylight saving time)
IST – Israel Standard Time, UTC+2 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 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.
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.

Bet Shemesh Facts

Country
Israel
Alternative Names
Beit Semes, Beit Şemeș, Beit-Shemesh, Bejt-Shemesh, Bet Schemesch, Bet Shemesh, Betxemeix, Betxèmeix, Maabarat Hartuv, byt sms, Бейт-Шемеш, בית שמש
Population
124,957
Currency
Shekel (ILS)
Geographic Coordinates
31° 43' N Latitude / 34° 59' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+972

Eastern European Summer Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EEST time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Alexandria, Giza, Kyiv, Beirut.

German: OESZ - Osteuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
EEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EEST.

Daylight Saving: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern European Time (EET).

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 4:00 am04:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EEST 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 EEST
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
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