| CITY | LOCAL TIME | Difference | Coming up |
|---|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 01:00 | −2h | Becomes −3h on 25 Oct |
| Berlin Germany | 02:00 | −1h | Becomes −2h on 25 Oct |
| Dubai UAE | 04:00 | +1h | |
| Tokyo Japan | 09:00 | +6h | |
| Sydney Australia | 10:00 | +7h | Becomes +8h on 4 Oct |
| New York United States | 20:00Wed | −7h | Becomes −8h on 1 Nov |
| Los Angeles United States | 17:00Wed | −10h | Becomes −11h on 1 Nov |
Najaf, Iraq runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Najaf and New York is 7 hours. 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 Najaf lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. The time difference between Najaf and London is 2 hours. 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 Najaf lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. The time difference between Najaf and Tokyo is 6 hours. 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 Najaf lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Istanbul, Nairobi. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Najaf.
Najaf (Iraq) is home to roughly 1.0M people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:55, sunset at 17:49. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 32° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Iraq
Capital
Baghdad
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
UTC+3 · Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
31.99°N, 44.33°E
Currency
IQD (ع.د)
Calling Code
+964
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic, Kurdish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Wadi al-Salam covers roughly six square kilometres and holds an estimated five million graves, with burials continuing daily since at least the 7th century. It is the largest cemetery on Earth.
The clock: Najaf keeps UTC+3. Its seminary is among the oldest and most influential centres of Shia learning.
Najaf lies at 44.3°E. Its time zone, UTC+3, is built around the 45°E meridian. The two very nearly coincide: solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at about 12:03, which is as close to true solar time as a zone this wide can get. The zone holds UTC+3 all year — there is no daylight saving here.
The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 14h 15m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 10h 3m. The swing between them is 4h 11m. At this latitude the seasons are visible in the clock, but never dramatic.
The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Najaf the sun comes up earliest on 12 June at 04:56, while the latest sunset waits until 1 July at 19:13. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.
The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Najaf that civil twilight runs about 24 minutes at the equinox.
Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.
The official timezone for Najaf, Iraq is Asia/Baghdad with a current UTC offset of UTC+3.
Najaf has an estimated population of 1.0M and is located at coordinates 31.99°N, 44.33°E.
Najaf gets 14h 15m of daylight on its longest day and 10h 3m on its shortest, averaging 12h 10m a day across the year.
Solar noon in Najaf falls at about 12:03 on UTC+3 standard time, because the city sits 0.7° from the meridian its zone is built on.
The Largest Cemetery in the World: Wadi al-Salam covers roughly six square kilometres and holds an estimated five million graves, with burials continuing daily since at least the 7th century. It is the largest cemetery on Earth.