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 05:51 and sunset at 19:14 local time. The coordinates of Damascus are 33.51°N, 36.29°E.

Today Damascus gets 13 hours 23 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:33, about 33 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Damascus shares its GMT+3 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Moscow, Kyiv, Istanbul. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Damascus in?›

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

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).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.