Asia/Damascus time zone

Asia/Damascus is an IANA time zone used in Syria. It stays on UTC+3 all year.

Asia/Damascus at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC+3
Standard time	UTC+3
Used in	Syria

How Asia/Damascus keeps time

Asia/Damascus has stayed on UTC+3 since its last daylight saving period in 2022. 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/Damascus

Date	Change	New offset
Friday, March 26, 2021	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC+3
Thursday, October 28, 2021	Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM	UTC+2
Friday, March 25, 2022	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC+3
Friday, October 28, 2022	Daylight saving time ends for good: clocks stay at UTC+3	UTC+3

The base offset of this zone changed in 2022, from UTC+2 to UTC+3. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.

Countries and cities on Asia/Damascus

Asia/Damascus is used in Syria. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

Asia/Damascus 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/Damascus today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

Using Asia/Damascus in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Asia/Damascus, 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/Damascus:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Asia/Damascus', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Asia/Damascus'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Asia/Damascus')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Asia/Damascus date

Tools for time in Asia/Damascus

Convert a time to or from Asia/Damascus: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
Add Aleppo to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Asia/Damascus 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/Damascus?

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.