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Current Time in Baghdad, Iraq

See the current time in Baghdad, its difference from UTC and today’s sunrise and sunset. Change the display to compare it with another location.

11:35 AM
Saturday, September 26, 2026

The difference from your own time zone appears here when the page loads.

Baghdad time zone

Time zoneArabian Standard Time
Time zone IDAsia/Baghdad
UTC offsetUTC+3
Clock changesNone — same offset all year
Sunrise today5:54 AM
Sunset today5:56 PM

Sunrise and sunset are calculated for Baghdad's coordinates and refresh on each rebuild; the clock above is live.

Baghdad time compared with other cities

CityLocal timeDifference from Baghdad
Los Angeles, CA1:35 AM10 hours behind
New York, NY4:35 AM7 hours behind
London, UK9:35 AM2 hours behind
Dubai, UAE12:35 PM1 hour ahead
Shanghai, China4:35 PM5 hours ahead
Tokyo, Japan5:35 PM6 hours ahead

Differences follow each region's daylight-saving rules, so they change when either city's clocks move.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Baghdad, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

Questions this page answers

About Baghdad time

This page shows the local time in Baghdad, Iraq — the same clock people there are reading. The clocks there do not change during the year.

Comparing several places at once? The world clock lists every major UTC offset side by side and marks your own. Waiting for a moment that lands at the same instant everywhere, whatever the zone? Follow a countdown, or set a timer or an alarm. How this page knows the offset and the daylight-saving state.

Baghdad time FAQ

What time is it in Baghdad, Iraq right now? The clock at the top of this page shows Baghdad's current local time and updates every minute. Baghdad is on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3). The clocks there do not change during the year.

What time zone is Baghdad in? Baghdad uses the Asia/Baghdad time zone, known as Arabian Standard Time, currently UTC+3. The clocks there do not change during the year.

How far ahead or behind is Baghdad? The table on this page compares Baghdad with six major cities, and the line under the clock works out the difference from your own time zone as soon as the page loads.