What is Israel Time?
You need to keep in mind that this time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 2 hours ahead of the
UTC time zone.
This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.
The IANA time zone identifier for Israel Time is Etc/GMT-2.
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Time Offset: UTC+2, UTC+02:00
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Abbreviation: IST Time, Israel Standard Time
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Standard Time Ends: On the Friday before the last Sunday of March (clocks go forward one hour).
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Standard Time Began: Last Friday in October (clocks went back one hour).
What is Israel Time Zone?
This time zone is a time offset that adds 2 hours to
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.
Its main cities and territories are:
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Jerusalem
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Tel Aviv
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Haifa
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Rishon LeZion
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Petah Tikva
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Ashdod
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Netanya
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Beersheba
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Bnei Brak
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Holon
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Nazareth
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.
This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.
You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:
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Central Africa Time (CAT)
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Central European Summer Time (CEST)
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Eastern European Time (EET)
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Heure Avancée d'Europe Centrale (HAEC)
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Kaliningrad Time (KALT)
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Middle European Summer Time (MEST)
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South African Standard Time (SAST)
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West Africa Summer Time (WAST)
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Bravo Time Zone (B)
Israel Time Zone Countries
This time zone is used in the following country:
In Israel, this time zone is used throughout the country.
The unique Israel Time came into effect with the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, which gave Israel the authority in determining its own time, specifically to enact daylight saving time.
Current Israel Time with seconds according to the official atomic clock.
