Beirut is located in Lebanon and uses the Asia/Beirut timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3. Sunrise is at 05:26 and sunset at 17:20 local time. The coordinates of Beirut are 33.89°N, 35.50°E.

Today Beirut gets 11 hours 54 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:23, about 37 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Beirut shares its GMT+2 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Kyiv, Sofia, Riga. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Beirut from…

From	Gap	Call at (Beirut time)
🇮🇱 Jerusalem	same time	09:00–17:00
🇯🇴 Amman	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv	same time	09:00–17:00
🇸🇾 Damascus	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇬🇧 London	−2h	11:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−6h	15:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+2h	09:00–15:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Beirut in?›

Beirut is in the Asia/Beirut timezone, currently GMT+2.

Does Beirut observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Beirut observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Beirut?›

Beirut is currently GMT+2 from UTC (GMT+2). Clocks change on 28 March 2027.

Is Beirut ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Beirut is 2 hours ahead of London and 6 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Beirut in UTC?›

09:00 in Beirut is 07:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+2 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Beirut today?›

Today the sun rises in Beirut at 05:26 and sets at 17:20 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.