Damascus is located in Syria and uses the Asia/Damascus timezone, currently GMT+3 from UTC. Damascus does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 06:23 and sunset at 18:17 local time. The coordinates of Damascus are 33.51°N, 36.29°E.

Today Damascus gets 11 hours 54 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:20, about 20 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Damascus shares its GMT+3 offset with Moscow, Istanbul, Minsk, Baghdad, Riyadh, Jeddah. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Damascus from…

From	Gap	Call at (Damascus time)
🇯🇴 Amman	same time	09:00–17:00
🇱🇧 Beirut	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇮🇱 Jerusalem	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−3h	12:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−7h	16:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+5h	09:00–12:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+1h	09:00–16:00

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 Damascus in?›

Damascus is in the Asia/Damascus timezone, currently GMT+3.

Does Damascus observe daylight saving time?›

No. Damascus does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Damascus?›

Damascus is currently GMT+3 from UTC (GMT+3).

Is Damascus ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Damascus is 3 hours ahead of London and 7 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Damascus in UTC?›

09:00 in Damascus is 06:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+3 from UTC.

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

Today the sun rises in Damascus at 06:23 and sets at 18:17 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.