Also known as: AST – Arabic Standard Time, AST – Al Manamah Standard Time
Currently observing AST.
Areas with same time currently (UTC +3).
Areas with same time currently (UTC +3).
Currently observing AST – Arabia Standard Time.
Currently has same time zone offset as AST (UTC +3) but different time zone name.
Currently has same time zone offset as AST (UTC +3) but different time zone name.
Arabia Standard Time (AST) is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: Asia.
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Where and When is AST Observed?
Asia
Asian countries using AST all year:
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
Other Time Zones in UTC +3
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as AST, but can be found under a different name:
- C – Charlie Time Zone
- EAT – Eastern Africa Time
- EEST – Eastern European Summer Time
- FET – Further-Eastern European Time
- IDT – Israel Daylight Time
- MSK – Moscow Standard Time
- SYOT – Syowa Time
- TRT – Turkey Time
Time zones by continent/region
- Africa
- Antarctica
- Asia
- Atlantic
- Australia
- Caribbean
- Central America
- Europe
- Indian Ocean
- Military
- North America
- Pacific
- South America
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AST time now
00:00:00
Showing 24 hour format.
UTC – Coordinated
Universal Time is the common time standard across the world.
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