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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 23, 2026 = 3:30 pm15:30 IRST (UTC+3:30), Oct 23, 2026

IDT is 30 minutes behind IRST.

IST and IRST examples

These examples always use IST (UTC+2) and IRST (UTC+3:30). 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 and 30 minutes behind IRST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, IDT Israel is 30 minutes behind IRST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, IST Israel is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind IRST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IDT Israel correspond to 9:30 am to 6:30 pm in IRST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST Israel correspond to 10:30 am to 7:30 pm in IRST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IDT Israel correspond to 09:30 to 18:30 in IRST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST Israel correspond to 10:30 to 19:30 in IRST.

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

Time Difference

Israel Daylight Time is 30 minutes behind Iran Standard Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in IDT is 3:30 pm15:30 in IRST

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

3:00 pm15:00 Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
3:30 pm15:30 Iran Standard Time (IRST). Offset UTC +3:30 hours

3:00 pm15:00 IDT / 3:30 pm15:30 IRST

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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

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.