Time Zone History

Lebanon time zone history

Standard time has stayed at UTC+2 since 1880, the longest run of the 148 zones with no change of standard time since 1970. On standard time, clocks at Beirut run 22 minutes behind local mean solar time, the largest gap of the 11 zones on UTC+2 standard time whose clocks run behind the sun.

UTC+2

Standard time is UTC+2 (EEST/EET); clocks go forward to UTC+3 on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.

tz database name Asia/Beirut

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Summer time in 50 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+2:22: 22 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+2:22: 22 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1880Local mean time (UTC+2:22) replacedUTC+2EET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1920March 28October 251 hour, EET to EEST
1921April 3October 31 hour, EET to EEST
1922March 26October 81 hour, EET to EEST
1923April 22September 161 hour, EET to EEST
1957–19611 May, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
Since 1970
1972June 22October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1973–19771 May, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1978April 30September 301 hour, EET to EEST
1984–19871 May, 00:0016 October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1988June 1October 161 hour, EET to EEST
1989May 10October 161 hour, EET to EEST
1990–19911 May, 00:0016 October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1992May 1October 41 hour, EET to EEST
1993–1998last Sunday in March, 00:00last Sunday in September, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1999–2037last Sunday in March, 00:00last Sunday in October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (EET to EEST) on March 29, 2026, March 28, 2027 and March 26, 2028 at 00:00 and back 1 hour (EEST to EET) on October 25, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 29, 2028 at 00:00, local time.

Also on UTC+2

Famagusta (Cyprus), Israel, Nicosia (Cyprus), Hebron (Palestine), Gaza (Palestine), Egypt, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova (nearest first; 12 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Syria (85 km): same time except 2,305 days in 1970–1978 and 1983–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Famagusta (Cyprus) (197 km): same time except 2,108 days in 1972–1992 and 1998–2026.
  • Jordan (219 km): same time except 2,001 days in 1972, 1973, 1976 and 1984–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Israel (235 km): same time except 2,205 days in 1972–1978, 1980 and 1984–2026.
  • Nicosia (Cyprus) (242 km): same time except 1,961 days in 1972–1992 and 1998–2026.

How it compares

Clocks were first moved for daylight saving in 1920, tied second-earliest start among the 58 zones in Asia that ever used daylight saving time.

Clocks have been changed 100 times since 1970, the third-most of the 74 zones in Asia.