Istanbul to Zgharta: time difference

Zgharta is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey

59

12:56 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Türkiye Standard Time
  • UTC+3
  • Daytime

☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56 · 10 h 15 min

🇱🇧 Zgharta, Lebanon

59

11:56 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Eastern European Standard Time
  • UTC+2
  • Daytime

☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 16:40 · 10 h 39 min

−1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Istanbul 12:56 12:56 PM Zgharta 11:56 11:56 AM
Istanbul 12:56 12:56 PM Zgharta 11:56 11:56 AM You –:–
🇹🇷 Istanbul

12:56 12:56 PM

Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3

☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56

🇱🇧 Zgharta

11:56 11:56 AM

Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 16:40

⇄ Difference

−1 h

Zgharta is 1 h behind Istanbul.

When you, Istanbul and Zgharta are all at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇱🇧 Zgharta
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side

Detail 🇹🇷 Istanbul 🇱🇧 Zgharta
Local time 12:56 11:56
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone Türkiye Standard Time Eastern European Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+3 UTC+2
Offset from Istanbul — −1 h
IANA zone Europe/Istanbul Asia/Beirut
Daylight saving Not observed On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 01:00
Sunrise 07:41 06:02
Sunset 17:56 16:40
Daylight 10 h 15 min 10 h 39 min
People on this clock 15,701,602 —

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Istanbul and Zgharta: common questions

How far behind Istanbul is Zgharta?
Zgharta is 1 hour behind Istanbul: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Zgharta?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Zgharta show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Zgharta when it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul?
When it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, it is 5:00 PM in Zgharta.
When is a good time to call Zgharta from Istanbul?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Istanbul – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Zgharta – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Zgharta?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Zgharta. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Zgharta it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Zgharta the same all year?
No. Only Zgharta switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Zgharta and Istanbul will have the same time.
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