Time Zone History

Syria time zone history

Daylight saving time was used in 48 years since 1970, last in 2022; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On October 28, 2022 the summer offset, UTC+3, became permanent standard time; the clocks did not move that day. Clocks have been changed 96 times since 1970, the most of the 12 zones on UTC+3 standard time.

UTC+3

Standard time is UTC+3 all year under the current rules.

tz database name Asia/Damascus

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Summer time in 48 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+2: 1 hour behind today’s standard timeUTC+2:25:12: 35 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+3: today’s standard timeUTC+2: 1 hour behind today’sstandard timeUTC+2:25:12: 35 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+3: today’s standard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1920Local mean time (UTC+2:25:12) replacedUTC+2EET
Since 1970
October 28, 2022Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+3numeric only

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1920–1923third Sunday in April, 02:00first Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, EET to EEST
1962April 29October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1963May 1September 301 hour, EET to EEST
1964May 1October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1965May 1September 301 hour, EET to EEST
1966April 24October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1967–19761 May, 02:001 October, 02:001 hour, EET to EEST
Since 1970
1977–19781 May, 02:001 September, 02:001 hour, EET to EEST
1983–19849 April, 02:001 October, 02:001 hour, EET to EEST
1986February 16October 91 hour, EET to EEST
1987March 1October 311 hour, EET to EEST
1988March 15October 311 hour, EET to EEST
1989March 31October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1990April 1September 301 hour, EET to EEST
1991April 1October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1992April 8October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1993March 26September 251 hour, EET to EEST
1994–19961 April, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1997–1998last Monday in March, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1999–20051 April, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
2006April 1September 221 hour, EET to EEST
2007March 30November 21 hour, EET to EEST
2008April 4November 11 hour, EET to EEST
2009March 27October 301 hour, EET to EEST
2010–2011first Friday in April, 00:00last Friday in October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
2012–2021last Friday in March, 00:00last Friday in October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
2022March 25not that year1 hour, EET to EEST

Also on UTC+3

Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Simferopol (Ukraine), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Volgograd (Russia), Belarus, Moscow (Russia) and Kirov (Russia) (nearest first; 1 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Lebanon (85 km): same time except 2,305 days in 1970–1978 and 1983–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Jordan (176 km): same time except 1,936 days in 1970–1978 and 1983–2022.
  • Israel (216 km): same time except 3,256 days in 1970–1978, 1980 and 1983–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Hebron (Palestine) (246 km): same time except 3,539 days in 1970–1978, 1980, 1983–2005 and 2007–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Famagusta (Cyprus) (281 km): same time except 3,320 days in 1970–2026; 1 hour behind today.

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.

On standard time, clocks in Damascus run 35 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.