Asia/Baghdad is an IANA time zone used in Iraq. It stays on UTC+3 all year.
Asia/Baghdad at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+3 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+3 |
| Used in | Iraq |
How Asia/Baghdad keeps time
Asia/Baghdad has stayed on UTC+3 since its last daylight saving period in 2007. Software that still applies an old rule will show the wrong time, so keep tz data up to date.
Recent and upcoming changes in Asia/Baghdad
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, April 1, 2006 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 4:00 AM | UTC+4 |
| Sunday, October 1, 2006 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 4:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+3 |
| Sunday, April 1, 2007 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 4:00 AM | UTC+4 |
| Monday, October 1, 2007 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 4:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+3 |
Countries and cities on Asia/Baghdad
Asia/Baghdad is used in Iraq. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Asia/Baghdad compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 8 h behind | 8 h behind | 7 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 11 h behind | 11 h behind | 10 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 3 h behind | 3 h behind | 2 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 2 h behind | 2 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 1 h ahead | 1 h ahead | 1 h ahead |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 2 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 8 h ahead | 8 h ahead | 7 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 3 h behind | 3 h behind | 3 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+3 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Asia/Baghdad today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Africa/Asmara
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Africa/Djibouti
- Africa/Kampala
- Africa/Mogadishu
- Africa/Nairobi
- Asia/Aden
- Asia/Amman
- Asia/Bahrain
- Asia/Damascus
- Asia/Kuwait
Using Asia/Baghdad in software
Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Asia/Baghdad, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+3 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.
Show the current time in Asia/Baghdad:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Asia/Baghdad', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Asia/Baghdad'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Asia/Baghdad')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Asia/Baghdad dateTools for time in Asia/Baghdad
- Convert a time to or from Asia/Baghdad: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Baghdad to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Asia/Baghdad and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Asia/Baghdad?
UTC+3, all year.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.