Historically distinct IANA time zone

Asia/Jerusalem

Canonical IANA identifier · Data release 2026c

Local time now +03:00 IDT · current offset

Countries: Israel
GPS reference: 31.78° N, 35.22° E
Data source: IANA asia
Aliases: Asia/Tel_Aviv, Israel
Rule groups: Zion

Geographic context

Where this clock belongs

The map marks the IANA reference location and associated country, not a time-zone boundary.

World location

Regional context

GPS reference: 31.78° N, 35.22° E. Associated countries: IL.

The Wikipedia link provides additional context; it is not evidence for a historical claim. Transition data comes from the IANA source file.

Notes from the time database

The story behind the clock

These source notes describe a period or rule. They do not, by themselves, establish a causal claim for a particular clock change.

1980–2026

Rule context

Summer time was in that period in 1980 and 1984, see You can of course read it in translation. I checked the local newspapers for that years. It started on midnight and end at 01.00 am. Also see this thread about the moin.gov.il URL:

Original IANA source file: asia.

Civil-time record

Recorded changes over time

From 1879 to 2027 · 129 recorded transitions

Show period

Recurring daylight-saving changes are grouped separately when JavaScript is available.

Notable changes

One-off changes and transitions outside the recurring seasonal rhythm.

1879-12-31 23:59+02:20 · JMTStandard time applies
1917-12-31 23:39+02:00 · ISTStandard time applies
1940-06-01 03:00+03:00 · IDTDaylight saving time begins
1940-10-01 02:00+02:00 · ISTStandard time applies
1940-11-17 03:00+03:00 · IDTDaylight saving time begins
1942-11-01 02:00+02:00 · ISTStandard time applies

Browse every recorded transition

Filter the table

Local time after transition	Offset after	Abbreviation	Rule
1879-12-31 23:59	+02:20	JMT	Standard time
1917-12-31 23:39	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1940-06-01 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1940-10-01 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1940-11-17 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1942-11-01 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1943-04-01 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1943-11-01 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1944-04-01 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1944-11-01 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1945-04-16 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1945-11-01 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1946-04-16 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1946-11-01 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1948-05-23 04:00	+04:00	IDDT	Daylight saving time
1948-09-01 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1948-11-01 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1949-05-01 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1949-11-01 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1950-04-16 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1950-09-15 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1951-04-01 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1951-11-11 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1952-04-20 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1952-10-19 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1953-04-12 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1953-09-13 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1954-06-13 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1954-09-12 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1955-06-12 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1955-09-11 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1956-06-03 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1956-09-30 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1957-04-28 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1957-09-22 02:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1974-07-07 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1974-10-12 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1975-04-20 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1975-08-30 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1980-08-03 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1980-09-14 00:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1984-05-06 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1984-08-26 00:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1985-04-14 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1985-08-31 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1986-05-18 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1986-09-06 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1987-04-15 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1987-09-12 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1988-04-10 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1988-09-03 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1989-04-30 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1989-09-02 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1990-03-25 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1990-08-25 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1991-03-24 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1991-08-31 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1992-03-29 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1992-09-05 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1993-04-02 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1993-09-04 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1994-04-01 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1994-08-27 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1995-03-31 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1995-09-02 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1996-03-15 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1996-09-15 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1997-03-21 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1997-09-13 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1998-03-20 01:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1998-09-05 23:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
1999-04-02 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
1999-09-03 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2000-04-14 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2000-10-06 00:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2001-04-09 02:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2001-09-24 00:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2002-03-29 02:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2002-10-07 00:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2003-03-28 02:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2003-10-03 00:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2004-04-07 02:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2004-09-22 00:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2005-04-01 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2005-10-09 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2006-03-31 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2006-10-01 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2007-03-30 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2007-09-16 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2008-03-28 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2008-10-05 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2009-03-27 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2009-09-27 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2010-03-26 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2010-09-12 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2011-04-01 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2011-10-02 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2012-03-30 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2012-09-23 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2013-03-29 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2013-10-27 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2014-03-28 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2014-10-26 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2015-03-27 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2015-10-25 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2016-03-25 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2016-10-30 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2017-03-24 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2017-10-29 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2018-03-23 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2018-10-28 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2019-03-29 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2019-10-27 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2020-03-27 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2020-10-25 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2021-03-26 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2021-10-31 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2022-03-25 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2022-10-30 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2023-03-24 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2023-10-29 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2024-03-29 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2024-10-27 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2025-03-28 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2025-10-26 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2026-03-27 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2026-10-25 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time
2027-03-26 03:00	+03:00	IDT	Daylight saving time
2027-10-31 01:00	+02:00	IST	Standard time