Israel Standard Time (IST)

The differences between time zones to each other are always specified in relation to the "Universal Time Coordinated" (UTC), the time on the prime meridian (zero longitude). Phoenix, for example, is on the 122nd degree of longitude west and thus in the UTC-7 time zone. Israel Standard Time is consistent with UTC +2.

Countries with the Israel Standard Time, in which a switch to daylight savings time is common, turn the clock forward by one hour in summer. By doing so, they switch to Israel Daylight Time (IDT) and reach UTC +3.

The Israel Standard Time applies only to Israel.

Current Israel Daylight Time:

00:00

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Countries in Israel Standard Time

IST time applies to the following countries:

Country	Region	Standardtime	DST
Israel	countrywide	IST	IDT

Further Countries in the same timezone of UTC +2

Although the timezone is named "Israel Standard Time", it is mostly for politcal reasons. It simply means that, e.g., the beginning and ending of daylight savings time always apply here uniformly. There are some other countries, in which the clock strikes the same hour. These countries have the same temporal distance to UTC (Universal Time Coordinated):

Country	Region	Timezone
Åland Islands	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Botswana	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)
Bulgaria	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Burundi	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)
Cyprus	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Lubumbashi	Central Africa Time (CAT)
Egypt	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Estonia	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Eswatini	countrywide	South Africa Standard Time (SAST)
Finland	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Greece	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Jordan	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Latvia	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Lebanon	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Lesotho	countrywide	South Africa Standard Time (SAST)
Libya	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Lithuania	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Malawi	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)
Moldova	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Mozambique	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)
Namibia	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)
Palestine	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Romania	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Russia	Kaliningrad	Eastern European Time (EET)
Rwanda	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)
South Africa	countrywide	South Africa Standard Time (SAST)
South Sudan	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)
Sudan	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)
Syria	countrywide	Eastern European Time (EET)
Ukraine	Kyiv	Eastern European Time (EET)
Zambia	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)
Zimbabwe	countrywide	Central Africa Time (CAT)

Sources

The time zones and times listed here are based on the IANA "Olsen" time zone database. Designations and their translations were adapted separately. Version used and update: Version 2022.4 on 11/27/2022.

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