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This converter uses IDT (UTC+3), as in Jerusalem.

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3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 17, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 A (UTC+1), Oct 17, 2026

IDT is 2 hours ahead of A.

IST and A examples

These examples always use IST (UTC+2) and A (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

IST is 1 hour ahead of A.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, IDT Israel is 2 hours ahead of A. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, IST Israel is 1 hour ahead of A.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IDT Israel correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in A. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST Israel correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in A.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IDT Israel correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in A. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST Israel correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in A.

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

Time Difference

Israel Daylight Time is 2 hours ahead of Alpha Time Zone.
3:00 pm15:00 in IDT is 1:00 pm13:00 in A

IDT to A call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in IDT which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in A

3:00 pm15:00 Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Alpha Time Zone (A). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

3:00 pm15:00 IDT / 1:00 pm13:00 A

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Israel Standard Time

Offset: IST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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, Haifa, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Petaẖ Tiqva.

Map of the areas on Israel Standard Time (IST)
IST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+3 (IDT).

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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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.

See Israel daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for IST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Jerusalem
  • Asia/Tel_Aviv
  • Israel
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • 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

Alpha Time Zone

Offset: A is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Croatia, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Faroe Islands, France, Gabon, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the A time zone is Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 16 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lagos, London, Kano, Ibadan.

Daylight Saving: Some places on Alpha Time Zone (A) keep the same time all year, while others use A for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Alpha Time Zone (A)
A all year A part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).

A representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for A
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time