Iraq · AST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Mosul, Iraq runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 7-hour difference between Mosul and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Mosul lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Mosul and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Mosul lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Mosul and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Mosul lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Mosul.
Practical Info
Mosul (Iraq) is home to roughly 1.7M people. Today brings about 14.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:54, sunset at 19:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 36° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Iraq
Capital
Baghdad
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
AST · Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
36.34°N, 43.13°E
Currency
IQD (ع.د)
Calling Code
+964
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic, Kurdish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Mosul University's library lost an estimated million books in 2014–15. It has since been partially restocked by international donations, and the al-Nuri mosque with its leaning minaret is being rebuilt from the rubble.
The clock: Mosul keeps UTC+3. Nineveh, across the Tigris, was the largest city in the world around 700 BC.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.