Current Time in Basrah, Basra, Iraq
8:56:39 AM
08:56:39
+03 (Arabian Standard Time) · UTC+03:00
Asia/Baghdad
Time zone details
Basrah does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Basrah
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Iraq
- Administrative area
- Basra
- District
- Basrah District
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
Practical
- Languages
- Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
- Dialing code
- +964
- Population
- 1,326,564
- Elevation
- Approximately 4 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 30° 30' N / 47° 46' E
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Clock changes in Basrah
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 27 min1 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 27 min1 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (63.6° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 27 min | 1 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 25 min | 1 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 23 min | 1 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 22 min | 1 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 20 min | 1 min 50 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 18 min | 1 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 16 min | 1 min 50 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Time context
Basrah follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Baghdad
Current time offsetUTC+03:00 (+03)
View time differencesNearby scheduled airports for Basrah, Basra, Iraq
Basra International AirportBSRLarge airport · Serves Basra12.2 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · BSR / ORMM
About 12.2 km (7.6 mi) west-northwest of Basrah
Scheduled airline service in source data
Abadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportABDLarge airport · Serves Abadan, Iran45.9 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · ABD / OIAA
About 45.9 km (28.5 mi) east-southeast of Basrah
Scheduled airline service in source data
Qasem Soleimani International AirportAWZLarge airport · Serves Ahvaz, Iran131 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · AWZ / OIAW
About 131 km (81.6 mi) northeast of Basrah
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Basrah in?
- Basrah currently uses Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00). Its IANA time zone is Asia/Baghdad.
- When is the next clock change in Basrah?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Basrah in the next 12 months
- Does Basrah observe daylight saving time?
- Basrah does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Basrah right now?
- Basrah is currently UTC+03:00