Syria
Time now in Damascus
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:01Sunset 07:15Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,569,394
Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
07:15
Day length
13h 14m
Coordinates
33.51, 36.29
Time difference from Damascus
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Damascus right now.
Damascus on the map
About the time in Damascus
Damascus runs on Asia/Damascus, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Damascus day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 06:00–14:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
The zone identifier Asia/Damascus is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Damascus keeps pointing at Damascus time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Damascus
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Damascus?
- Damascus is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Damascus right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Damascus, updating every second from Asia/Damascus (UTC +3).
- Does Damascus change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Damascus keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Damascus in?
- Damascus uses Asia/Damascus, currently UTC +3.
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