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4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Oct 16, 2026 = 3:30 pm15:30 IRST (UTC+3:30), Oct 16, 2026

Sharjah is 30 minutes ahead of IRST.

How the time difference changes

Sharjah is 30 minutes ahead of IRST year-round.

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

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

Time Difference

GST (Gulf Standard Time) is 30 minutes ahead of Iran Standard Time.
4:00 pm16:00 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates is 3:30 pm15:30 in IRST

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

4:00 pm16:00 GST (Gulf Standard Time) (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
3:30 pm15:30 Iran Standard Time (IRST). Offset UTC +3:30 hours

4:00 pm16:00 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates / 3:30 pm15:30 IRST

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Sharjah Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GST – Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4 (no daylight saving time)

Sharjah Facts

Country
United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
Al Sharjah, Ash 'Mariqah, Ash Shariqa, Ash Shariqah, Ash Shāriqa, Ash Shāriqah, Ash ’Mariqah, Ash-Shariqah emiraat, Ash-Shāriqah emiraat, Charjah, Ch·ardj·a, SHJ, Sardza, Sardzsa, Sarika, Sarja, Sarjo, Sarza, Schardscha, Shardza, Shardzha, Shardzha kuorat, Sharga, Sharijah, Shariqah, Sharja, Sharjah, Sharjah city, Shārijah, Shāriqah, Shārja, Szardza, Szardża, Xarja, Xarjah, alsharqt, amart alsharqt, carja, charc ah, mdynt alsharqt, saraja, sarajaha, sarja, sharja, sharjh, sharuja, syaleuja, sʼrgh, xia er jia, Ŝarĵo, Şarika, Şarja, Šardža, Šardžá, Шарджа, Шарджа куорат, Шарџа, Шарҗә, Շարժա, שארגה, إمارة الشارقة, الشارقة, شارجه, شارجہ, مدينة الشارقة, शारजा, शारजाह, ਸ਼ਾਰਜਾ, சார்ஜா, షార్జా, ಶಾರ್ಜ, ഷാർജ, ชาร์จาห์, შარჯა, シャールジャ, 夏尔迦, 샤르자
Population
1,800,000
Currency
Dirham (AED)
Geographic Coordinates
25° 20' N Latitude / 55° 24' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+971

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.