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Time in Beirut, Lebanon now

16:27:57

Tuesday, 31 March, 2026, week 14

World Backup Day / Freedom Day (Malta)

Beirut switched to daylight saving time at 00:00 on Sunday, 29 March. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 06:27 ↓ 18:58 (12h 31m) - More info - Make Beirut time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Beirut

UTC +3

Lebanon Daylight Time (GMT +3)
now 7 hours ahead of New York

From 25 October 2026: UTC +2 / Lebanon Standard Time (GMT +2)
The time in Beirut is normally 7 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Beirut can for a short while be 6 hours ahead of the time in New York.
Latest time zone news: Lebanon reverses DST postponement
The IANA time zone identifier for Beirut is Asia/Beirut.

Sunday March 29 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC +3 / Lebanon Daylight Time (GMT +3).
The time was set forward one hour from 00:00 to 01:00 local time.

Sunday October 25 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +2 / Lebanon Standard Time (GMT +2).
The time will be set back one hour from 00:00 to 23:00 local time.

Time difference
from Beirut

Los Angeles	−10 hours	−10 hours
Chicago	−8 hours	−8 hours
New York	−7 hours	−7 hours
Toronto	−7 hours	−7 hours
São Paulo	−6 hours	−6 hours
UTC	−3 hours	−3 hours
Lagos	−2 hours	−2 hours
London	−2 hours	−2 hours
Cairo	−1 hours	−1 hours
Johannesburg	−1 hours	−1 hours
Paris	−1 hours	−1 hours
Zurich	−1 hours	−1 hours
Istanbul	0
Moscow	0
Dubai	+1 hours
Mumbai	+2.5 hours
Hong Kong	+5 hours
Shanghai	+5 hours
Singapore	+5 hours
Tokyo	+6 hours
Sydney	+8 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Beirut

Sunrise: 06:27
Sunset: 18:58
Day length: 12h 31m
Solar noon: 12:42
The current local time in Beirut is 42 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Beirut on the map

Beirut is the capital of Lebanon.
Latitude: 33.89. Longitude: 35.50
Population: 1,916,000

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