Asia time zones and current time

Asia runs from UTC+2 on the eastern Mediterranean to UTC+9 in Japan and Korea, and further east across Russia's Far East. It has some of the world's unusual offsets: India is UTC+5:30, Nepal UTC+5:45, Iran UTC+3:30, Afghanistan UTC+4:30 and Myanmar UTC+6:30.

China covers about 60 degrees of longitude, wide enough for five time zones, but the whole country runs on Beijing time (UTC+8), so in the far west the sun can rise after 9 AM in winter. Most of Asia doesn't use daylight saving time; the main exceptions are around the eastern Mediterranean, such as Israel, Lebanon and Cyprus.

Current time in every country in Asia

51 countries and territories. The time shown is in each capital; for countries with several zones, open the country for the rest.

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Questions people ask

How many time zones are in Asia?

The countries and territories in Asia use 13 different UTC offsets in winter (UTC+2 to UTC+9), counting every zone in large countries.

Which countries in Asia change their clocks?

Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine. The rest keep the same time all year.