Iraq
2:21:59am
02:21 on a 24-hour clock
Thursday, 13th August 2026
UTC+3 · UTC+3
Asia/Baghdad
No daylight saving
🌙 Night
- UTC offset
- UTC+3
- Time zone
- Asia/BaghdadUTC+3
- Sunrise
- 2:23 am
- Sunset
- 3:50 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 27 minutes105 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
One time zone, everywhere in Iraq
All of Iraq runs on Asia/Baghdad (UTC+3, UTC+3).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Daylight saving
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:21 pm Wed | 16:21 | 10 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:21 pm Wed | 17:21 | 9 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:21 pm Wed | 18:21 | 8 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:21 pm Wed | 19:21 | 7 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:21 pm Wed | 19:21 | 7 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:21 pm Wed | 20:21 | 6 hours behind |
| London BST | 12:21 am | 00:21 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 1:21 am | 01:21 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin CEST | 1:21 am | 01:21 | 1 hour behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:21 am | 01:21 | 1 hour behind |
| Moscow MSK | 2:21 am | 02:21 | the same time |
| Cairo EEST | 2:21 am | 02:21 | the same time |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:21 am | 03:21 | 1 hour ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:51 am | 04:51 | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:21 am | 07:21 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:21 am | 08:21 | 6 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 9:21 am | 09:21 | 7 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 11:21 am | 11:21 | 9 hours ahead |
Cities in Iraq
Baghdad
Baghdad
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Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
Nineveh
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Mosul
Nineveh
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Erbil
Erbil
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Basrah
Basra
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Karbala
Karbala
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Sadr City
Baghdad
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Kirkuk
Kirkuk
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Abū Ghurayb
Baghdad
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Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah
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Nasiriyah
Dhi Qar
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Najaf
Najaf
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Al Hillah
Babil
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Abū al-Kahṣīb
Basra
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Al Maḩmūdīyah
Baghdad
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Dihok
Duhok
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Al ‘Amārah
Maysan
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Al Diwaniyah
Al-Qadisiyah
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Al-Kut
Wasit
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Al Madīnah
Basra
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Kelar
Sulaymaniyah
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Ramadi
Anbar
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Al Fallūjah
Anbar
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Ash Shaţrah
Dhi Qar
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Related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Iraq right now?
It is 2:21 am (02:21) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Baghdad. The whole country is on one time zone, so that is the time everywhere in Iraq.
How many time zones does Iraq have?
One. All of Iraq runs on Asia/Baghdad, currently UTC+3 (UTC+3).
Does Iraq observe daylight saving time?
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
What is the time in the biggest cities in Iraq?
Right now: Baghdad 2:21 am; Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 2:21 am; Mosul 2:21 am; Erbil 2:21 am; Basrah 2:21 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.