Gaza — Asia/Gaza
The current local time in the Asia/Gaza IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Palestinian Territories in the area around Gaza. The zone is currently at UTC +03:00 · EEST and observes daylight saving time.
Asia/Gaza
Thursday, 22 October 2026 EEST
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +03:00
Daylight saving: Observed
January offset +02:00 · July offset +03:00
Countries using Asia/Gaza
Gaza vs. major cities
How far Gaza is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Gaza, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Gaza | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Delhi · India | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Beijing · China | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Gaza time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Gaza
Since 1970, Gaza has gone through 6 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 46 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1984, is UTC +02:00 with UTC +03:00 in daylight saving time.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 28 March 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +03:00 |
| Saturday, 24 October 2026 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC +02:00 |
| Saturday, 27 March 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +03:00 |
| Saturday, 30 October 2027 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC +02:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC +02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1974–1975 | UTC +02:00, DST UTC +03:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1976–1979 | UTC +02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1980 | UTC +02:00, DST UTC +03:00 | Forward on the first Sunday in August, back on the second Sunday in September |
| 1981–1983 | UTC +02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1984–2026 | UTC +02:00, DST UTC +03:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Gaza
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Asia/Gaza on every day of 2026, changing their clocks at the same moments. Their histories may differ.
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