Time in Eilat

Israel Standard Time (IST, UTC+2)

Current local time: 00:58

Next DST change: 2027-03-26 - UTC+3.

Current local time in Eilat: · 11 Nov 2026

Eilat time zone

Time zone
IST · UTC+2standard time

26 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to IDT (UTC+3) - in 136 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Israel uses Israel Standard Time.

  • IST · UTC+2Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Central District, Southern District and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Eilat

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Eilat
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London-1 day2 h behindCompare Eilat and London
New York-1 day7 h behindCompare Eilat and New York
Los Angeles-1 day10 h behindCompare Eilat and Los Angeles
Berlin-1 day1 h behindCompare Eilat and Berlin
Dubai2 h aheadCompare Eilat and Dubai
New Delhi3 h 30 min aheadCompare Eilat and New Delhi
Singapore6 h aheadCompare Eilat and Singapore
Tokyo7 h aheadCompare Eilat and Tokyo
Sydney9 h aheadCompare Eilat and Sydney
Copenhagen-1 day1 h behindCompare Eilat and Copenhagen

Sun in Eilat today

Daylight
06:0110h 46m16:47

10h 46m today - 3h 17m less than the longest day and 0h 31m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Eilat

City facts
Country
Israel
Region
Southern District
Population
52,299
Dialing code
Currency
ILS · Shekel
Coordinates
29.5581°, 34.9482°

Public holidays in Israel

Holidays

  1. Passover (Pesach)

    Thursday · in 162 days

    National

  2. Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover

    Wednesday · in 168 days

    National

  3. Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut)

    Wednesday · in 182 days

    National

  4. Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)

    Friday · in 212 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)

    Saturday · in 325 days

    National

Nearby cities

Nearby
  • Ma'an104 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Beersheba189 km · Same time
  • Tabuk204 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Rafaḩ205 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Arīsh207 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Khān Yūnis207 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Dayr al Balaḩ215 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Hebron220 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Cairo361 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Baghdad990 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Eilat in?
Eilat uses Asia/Jerusalem: IST (UTC+2).
02Does Eilat have daylight saving time?
26 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to IDT (UTC+3) - in 136 days
03What is the time difference between Eilat and London?
Eilat is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Eilat from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Eilat.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Eilat in?
Eilat is in Israel Standard Time (IST/IDT), Asia/Jerusalem. Standard time is UTC+2.
02Does Eilat use daylight saving time?
Yes. Eilat changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Eilat and UTC?
Eilat is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.